Outaouais

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proper noun

A region in western Quebec, Canada, bordering the Ottawa river.

OriginFrench Outaouais →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region in western Quebec, Canada, bordering the Ottawa river.

Origin

  1. FrenchOutaouais
  2. EnglishOutaouais

Borrowed from French Outaouais, from the same origin as English Ottawa.

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APA

Outaouais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Outaouais

MLA

“Outaouais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Outaouais. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Outaouais,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Outaouais.

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