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Ojibwa

Ojibwa

3 9.9
A person from a Native American people living around Lake Superior in Canada and the northern United States
  • noun
  • /oʊˈdʒɪb.wə/
  • US
: Ojibwa
  • Many Ojibwa live in communities throughout Canada and the northern United States.

Examples

  • The Ojibwa have a rich tradition of storytelling and music.

  • The Ojibwa people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • He is studying the language and culture of the Ojibwa for his anthropology research.

  • Many Ojibwas still practice traditional crafts today.

  • Many Ojibwa live in communities throughout Canada and the northern United States.

  • He is studying the language and culture of the Ojibwa for his anthropology research.

  • The Ojibwa have a rich tradition of storytelling and music.

Synonyms

Chippewa
vsOjibwa
6 8.6

A Native people in Canada and the United States who live around Lake Superior, also called Ojibwe

is the member term used for someone originally from that Lake Superior area
Ojibwe
vsOjibwa
  • US
1 9.9

A Native American people of the Great Lakes region who speak their own language

is about a single member rather than the whole people or the language

Compounds

Ojibwa language
  • US
1 9.8

A language spoken by the Ojibwa people in parts of Canada and the northern United States

Surface Forms

Ojibwa singular
Ojibwas plural

Etymology

Ojibwa names a Native American people and comes from their own language, often written Ojibwe or seen as Anishinaabe, which means 'original people' or 'first people'. So Ojibwa is the name the group uses for themselves.