Ottawa
Parliament Hill's city
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, located in southeastern Ontario on the Ottawa River, which forms part of the border with Quebec.
With a metropolitan population of over one million, it serves as the seat of the federal government and houses Parliament Hill, the Supreme Court, and numerous national museums and cultural institutions.
The city is known for its bilingual character, reflecting Canada's English and French heritage.
We visited Ottawa to see the Changing of the Guard on Parliament Hill.
Stick-and-goal sport
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
toque · loonie · Mounties · skating · snowshoe · Canuck · curling · eh
National legislative assembly
- Parliament HillCanada's seat of government
- federalDivided governmental authority
- House of CommonsElected parliamentary chamber
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
Prime Minister · cabinet · MPs · legislature · governance · bureaucracy · policy · administration
Sawn wood for building
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- ConfederationAlliance of sovereign entities
- AlgonquinEastern North American indigenous nation
- ChamplainFrench colonial explorer
heritage · War of 1812 · pioneers · settlers · locks · sawmills
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
protocol · delegation · foreign affairs · peacekeeping · G7 · multilateral · bilateral · international
Meeting point of streams
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- locksSecurity fastening devices
canoeing · kayaking · riverfront · tributary · freshwater · drainage · navigable · floodplain
hockey
Stick-and-goal sport
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- Tim HortonsCanadian coffee and doughnut chain
bilingual · toque · loonie · Mounties · skating · snowshoe · Canuck · curling · eh · moose
parliament
National legislative assembly
- Parliament HillCanada's seat of government
- federalDivided governmental authority
- House of CommonsElected parliamentary chamber
Senate · Prime Minister · cabinet · MPs · legislature · governance · bureaucracy · policy · administration · constitution
lumber
Sawn wood for building
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- ConfederationAlliance of sovereign entities
- AlgonquinEastern North American indigenous nation
Champlain · heritage · War of 1812 · pioneers · settlers · locks · sawmills
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
summit · protocol · delegation · foreign affairs · peacekeeping · G7 · multilateral · bilateral · international · treaties
confluence
Meeting point of streams
locks · canoeing · kayaking · riverfront · tributary · freshwater · drainage · navigable · floodplain
NAC
Aerodynamic engine enclosure
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- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, Prime Minister, federal government, parliamentary democracy
- Canadian HistoryConfederation, Rupert's Land, colonial era, colonial government, self-government
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