Chip·pe·wa /ˈtʃɪpəwɑː/ (also Ojibwa, Ojibway) noun 1. the Chippewa [P] a Native American tribe from the US state of Michigan
2. [countableC] a member of this tribe → Native American
—Chippewa adjectiveadj The Chippewa economy was based on hunting, fishing, and farming.