Chippewa Syllabification: (Chip·pe·wa)Pronunciation: /ˈCHipəˌwä, -ˌwā, -wə/ (also Chippeway /-ˌwā/)Definition of Chippewa noun (plural same) chiefly North American another term for Ojibwa.Do not confuse with Chipewyan.Origin:alteration of OjibwaChippewa in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Chippewa in the British & World English dictionary