Ojibwa

[ oh-jib-wey, -wuh ]

noun,plural O·jib·was, (especially collectively) O·jib·wa.
adjective
  1. of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.

Origin of Ojibwa

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See Ojibwe

Words Nearby Ojibwa

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How to use Ojibwa in a sentence

  • They had heard that eight hundred more Ojibwa Indians were on their way to increase the forces of Pontiac.

    Four American Indians | Edson L. Whitney
  • The Pembina River took its name from anepeminan, the Ojibwa term for the shrub we call highbush cranberry.

    South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • The latter replied briefly in the same tongue, then darted out of the door, the Ojibwa after him.

    South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • One of the men shouted a greeting in Ojibwa, they turned their boat in to shore, jumped out, and engaged him in talk.

    South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • The Ojibwa being a skilful hunter whose goodwill was worth retaining, he was supplied with another outfit.

    South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

British Dictionary definitions for Ojibwa

Ojibwa

/ (əʊˈdʒɪbwə) /


noun
  1. plural -was or -wa a member of a North American Indian people living in a region west of Lake Superior

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

  • Also: Chippewa

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