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Ojibwa

Syllabification: (O·jib·wa)
Pronunciation: /ōˈjibˌwā, -wə/
(also Ojibway /-ˌwā/)
Definition of Ojibwa

noun (plural same or Ojibwas or Ojibways)

  • 1a member of a North American Indian people native to the region around Lake Superior. Also called Chippewa.
  • 2the Algonquian language of the Ojibwa.

adjective

  • relating to the Ojibwa or their language.

Origin:

from Ojibwa očipwē, probably meaning 'puckered', with reference to their style of moccasins

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