Ossetian

American  

[o-see-shuhn] / ɒˈsi ʃən /

Or Osetian

adjective

1. Also of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossetia, a region in Caucasia, or the Ossets, the people living there.

---

noun

1. an Osset.

Etymology

Origin of Ossetian

1805–15; Osset(ia) or Osset + -ian

Example Sentences

You can order Georgian khachapuri, Russian salads, Central Asian mantu, savory Ossetian pies and even Turkish pide, that canoe-shaped flatbread whose cargo here is a succulent mixture of lamb, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and more.

From Washington Post

Her Ossetian pie, packed with cabbage, cheese and just a hint of garlic, combines a rugged Old World frugality with stuffed-crust, New World indulgence.

From Washington Post

Through a lot of trial and error, Touraeva can cook just about anything in this oven, with its exasperating hot spots: sambusas, khachapuri, pide, Ossetian pies, berry tarts, even cakes of towering beauty.

From Washington Post

“De facto South Ossetian authorities have repeatedly denied emergency medical evacuations and incoming humanitarian aid.”

From Seattle Times

The Russian army swept into Georgia – bombing targets and occupying large swathes of territory – after Tbilisi launched a large-scale military operation against South Ossetian separatist forces who had been shelling Georgian villages.

From The Guardian