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Ojibwa

Pronunciation: /ə(ʊ)ˈdʒɪbweɪ/

Definition of Ojibwa

noun (plural same or Ojibwas)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people inhabiting a wide area around Lake Superior. Also called Chippewa.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Algonquian language of the Ojibwa.

adjective

  • relating to the Ojibwa or their language.

Origin:

from Ojibwa ojibwe, said to mean 'puckered', with reference to their moccasins

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