Standard Lemma guide

Osage

name · noun · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈoʊseɪdʒ/
  • UK: /əʊˈseɪdʒ/
  • UK: /ˈəʊseɪdʒ/
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  • rhymes with -əʊseɪdʒ
  • rhymes with -eɪdʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: OW0 S EY1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

The Osage Nation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

The now-extinct language of the Osage Nation.

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A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Meaning 4

An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Arkansas.

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Meaning 5

A city, the county seat of Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.

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Meaning 6

A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Becker County, Minnesota.

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Meaning 7

An unincorporated community in Camden County, New Jersey.

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Meaning 8

An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.

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Meaning 9

A small town in Osage County, Oklahoma.

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Meaning 10

An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

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Meaning 11

A census-designated place in Wyoming.

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Meaning 12

A river in Missouri (the Osage River), which is a tributary of the Missouri River.

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Meaning 13

Four townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri, United States, listed under Osage.

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Meaning 14

A member of the Osage Nation.

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Meaning 15

the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Dhegiha

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Meaning 16

a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River

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Synonyms: Osage River

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Broader terms: river

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Meaning 17

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Dhegiha

History

Etymology

Evolved from a borrowing from French variations of Osage 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 (wažáže), the name of a division of the tribe.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: Osage — language
  • Marathi: ओसेज (osej) — language
  • Omaha-Ponca: wažáže — language
  • Osage: 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 𐒻𐓟 (wažáže ie) — language
  • Osage: wažáže ie — language
  • Russian: осе́йдж (oséjdž) — language
  • Unami: Wëshashi — member of the Osage Nation
Real reading context

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