Osage

American  

[oh-seyj, oh-seyj] / ˈoʊ seɪdʒ, oʊˈseɪdʒ /

noun

plural

Osages,

plural

Osage

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.

2. the Siouan language of the Osage.

3. a river flowing E from E Kansas to the Missouri River in central Missouri. 500 miles (800 km) long.

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Osage British  

/ ˈəʊseɪdʒ, əʊˈseɪdʒ /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

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Example Sentences

After my role in “August: Osage County” in 2013, I seemed to be taken more seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal

He left his table and chair by Mary’s tombstone and went up Osage Hill with Rose-Ivy.

From Literature

The most recent of her three Bafta nominations was 12 years ago, for August: Osage County.

From BBC

She has received four Oscar nominations in all: for “Steel Magnolias,” “Pretty Woman,” “Brockovich” and “August: Osage County.”

From Los Angeles Times

Scorsese’s examination of the 1920s Osage murders — a grim study of greed and corruption — felt like a definitive statement on themes that have long consumed the director.

From Los Angeles Times