ottawa
n. uncountable B1 Intermediate US //ˈɑtəˌwɑ// ot·tawa
n. the capital city of Canada. It is located in the province of Ontario and is where the country's government meets.
n. the federal capital of Canada, situated on the south bank of the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario.
Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
Many people visit Ottawa in the winter to skate on the frozen Rideau Canal.
As the political heart of the nation, Ottawa hosts numerous foreign embassies and the Parliament Buildings, which overlook the river from a high limestone cliff.
From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).
Usage
As a proper noun, it is typically used without an article unless referring to the government itself in a metonymic sense.