Ojibwa Definition

ō-jĭbwā, -wə
ojibwa, ojibway, ojibways, ojibwe
noun
A member of a North American Indian people living in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario.
Webster's New World
The Algonquian language of this people and certain neighboring groups.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of the Ojibwas or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
pronoun

Alternative form of Ojibwe.

Wiktionary

Origin of Ojibwa

  • Ojibwa ojibwe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ojibwa Sentence Examples

  • It was named after an Ojibwa Indian chief.

  • According to James Red Sky, an Ojibwa Indian of Ontario, Canada. 'We saw a thunderbird a few summers ago.

  • She discovered the health benefits of several herbs while working with the Ojibwa Indian tribe during the 1920s.

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