Ojibwa

[ oh-jib-wey, -wuh ]

/ oʊˈdʒɪb weɪ, -wə /

noun, plural O·jib·was, (especially collectively) O·jib·wa.

a member of a large tribe of North American Indians found in Canada and the U.S., principally in the region around Lakes Huron and Superior but extending as far west as Saskatchewan and North Dakota.

an Algonquian language used by the Ojibwa, Algonquin, and Ottawa Indians.

Also Ojibway.

Also called Chippewa.

Origin of Ojibwa

1690–1700, Americanism; < Ojibwa očipwe·, orig. the name of a single local group

Example sentences from the Web for ojibwa

Onijishin, it is good (Ojibwa), originally signifies "it lies level."

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes |Garrick Mallery
So he had taken this method, a harsh one he admitted, to have an interview with the Ojibwa and make him a proposition.

The Island of Yellow Sands |E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
It was with considerable difficulty that the Ojibwa tracked them to the tall spruce.

The Island of Yellow Sands |E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
The first important event in the life of an Ojibwa youth is his first fast.

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa |Walter James Hoffman

On Thursday evening there came Hole-in-the-day, an Ojibwa chief, with ten men.

Mary and I |Stephen Return Riggs

British Dictionary definitions for ojibwa

Ojibwa

/ (əʊˈdʒɪbwə) /

noun

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

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Also: Chippewa

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Ojibwa

noun, plural O·jib·was, (especially collectively) O·jib·wa.

Origin of Ojibwa

Example sentences from the Web for ojibwa

British Dictionary definitions for ojibwa

noun