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Osset

[ os-it ]
/ ˈɒs ɪt /

noun

a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.

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Also Os·sete [os-eet], /ˈɒs it/, Ossetian.

Words nearby Osset

osseous, osseous ampulla, osseous hydatid cyst, osseous labyrinth, osseous lacuna, Osset, Ossetia, Ossetian, Ossetic, Ossi, ossia
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Example sentences from the Web for Osset

  • And I knew that this Osset Chief had been a hereditary foe to my father.

    Dariel|R. D. Blackmore

  • That was the Osset name for this poor Prince; and now having broken bounds, he proved the irony of his claim to it.

    Dariel|R. D. Blackmore

  • By marriage she is an Osset, and among the Ossets she holds sway, like a petty Queen almost.

    Dariel|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for Osset

Osset
/ (ˈɒsɪt) /

noun

a member of an Iranian people living in S Russia and N Georgia, chiefly in Ossetia in the Caucasus
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