ottawa

«ottawa» in Mova's school dictionary: Ottawa: the capital city of Canada, in the province of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, proper (Ottawa — with a capital letter)

meaning for a pupil

1) Ottawa: the capital city of Canada, in the province of Ontario, on the Ottawa River. tree →

2) The Ottawa River, a big river between Ontario and Quebec. tree →

3) The Ottawa (Odawa): an Indigenous people of North America, from whom the city's name comes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography, Ottawa is the capital of Canada (not Toronto or Montreal — a common mistake). Canada's Parliament meets there on Parliament Hill. In winter the Rideau Canal freezes and becomes a very long skating rink. Phrases: in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.

examples

• Ottawa is the capital of Canada. tree →
• The Canadian Parliament meets in Ottawa. tree →
• In winter, people skate on the frozen canal in Ottawa. tree →
• Ottawa is in the province of Ontario. tree →
• Many people think Toronto is Canada's capital, but it's Ottawa. tree →
• The city was named after the Odawa people. tree →

note

Always a capital O. Pronounced OTT-a-wa. Trap: Toronto is Canada's biggest city, but Ottawa is the capital.

In the corpora

• Example: a boy in Ottawa is scared of his vaccination.
• Ottawa is the capital of Canada, and Canada is the second-largest country in the world.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ottawa» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.