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Osh

American  
[awsh] / ɔʃ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Kirghizia, SW of Bishkek.


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First erected when Kyrgyzstan was part of the Soviet Union, the 23m-tall monument towered over the city of Osh for 50 years before it was quietly removed this week.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

In 2024, the Oakland Zoo decided to send Osh, its last remaining African elephant, to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

There is hope that once Osh, a male, arrives at the sanctuary, the 30-year-old pachyderm will reunite with Donna, the zoo’s last remaining female African elephant that was relocated there last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

In Osh, the country’s second city, a Kyrgyz woman, Dinara, posted her telephone number online and offered to host penniless Russians at her home.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

By the time Osh joined me, yawning and stretching, I had his coffee at the simmer.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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