Osage
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
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the Siouan language of the Osage.
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a river flowing E from E Kansas to the Missouri River in central Missouri. 500 miles (800 km) long.
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers
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the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
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After my role in “August: Osage County” in 2013, I seemed to be taken more seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
The most recent of her three Bafta nominations was 12 years ago, for August: Osage County.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
Jacobs-Jenkins has written a domestic drama in the epic tradition of “Death of a Salesman,” “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “August: Osage County.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Partners from the Osage Nation provide essential feedback, evaluating the pros and cons of the equipment used in the field and the accuracy of the information generated.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
Before I left Osage County to return home, I stopped to see Mary Jo Webb, a retired teacher who had spent decades investigating the suspicious death of her grandfather during the Reign of Terror.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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