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Ojibwa (iou)



Ojibwa noun & adjective. Also Ojibway & other vars. E18.
[Ojibwa ojibwe, said to mean 'puckered', with ref. to a type of puckered moccasin worn by this people. Cf. CHIPPEWA.]
A. noun. Pl. same, -s.
A member of an Algonquian people of central Canada, esp. the area around Lake Superior. E18.
The language of this people. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ojibwa or their language. M19.
? Chippewa is the more usual name in the US, and Ojibwa(y) in Canada.