Odawa
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An Ottawa (a member of the Odawa people).
"The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. […] The Odawa and Potawatomi tribes were of approximately equal size, with each having approximately 7 percent of the total Anishinaabe population in 1930."
- 1 The Ottawa people.
- 2 Their language.
Example
More examples"The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. […] The Odawa and Potawatomi tribes were of approximately equal size, with each having approximately 7 percent of the total Anishinaabe population in 1930."
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