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Definition of: Ojibwa
(ō·jib′wā) noun plural ·wa or ·was
1. One of a tribe of North American Indians of Algonquian linguistic stock, formerly inhabiting the regions around Lake Superior; Chippewa.
2. The Algonquian language of this tribe. Also O·jib′way. [<Algonquian (Ojibwa) Ojibway roast till puckered <ojib pucker + ub-way roast; with ref. to their puckered moccasin seams]
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