Ossetic

American

[o-set-ik] / ɒˈsɛt ɪk /

adjective

Ossetian.

noun

the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.

Ossetic British

/ ɒˈsɛtɪk, ɒˈsiːʃən /

adjective

of or relating to Ossetia, its people, or their language

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noun

the language of the Ossets, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

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Etymology

Origin of Ossetic

First recorded in 1920–25; Osset + -ic

Example Sentences

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Circassian and Ossetic are joined to the first group of Aryan languages lying to the north-west of Persia, and containing Armenian, Georgian and Kurd.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

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