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Outaouais

Outaouais

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A river in southeastern Canada that forms part of the border between Quebec and Ontario
  • proper noun
: Outaouais
  • The Outaouais River runs along the border between Quebec and Ontario.

Examples

  • Kayaking on the Outaouais is a popular activity during the summer.

  • On 18 February, a group of 25 women in the Outaouais will travel to Burkina Faso, a journey that will take in the most remote areas of this country, one of the poorest in the world.

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  • The Outaouais flows into the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal.

Synonyms

Ottawa River
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A large river in eastern Canada that forms part of the border between Quebec and Ontario

is the identical river but called using a different language name

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Outaouais comes from the name of the Odawa people, whose name means 'to trade' or 'trader'. Traders used the river for travel, and you can see the same root in the name Ottawa, so Outaouais is a river named after the people who traded along it.