Osage
Americannoun
plural
Osages,plural
Osage-
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
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the Siouan language of the Osage.
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a river flowing E from E Kansas to the Missouri River in central Missouri. 500 miles (800 km) long.
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers
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the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
Example Sentences
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After my role in “August: Osage County” in 2013, I seemed to be taken more seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
The New Yorker’s Grann intertwines the racism and injustices of 1920s Oklahoma, corruption of local authorities and the mysterious deaths of several Osage people, mostly women.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Partners from the Osage Nation provide essential feedback, evaluating the pros and cons of the equipment used in the field and the accuracy of the information generated.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
The Osage singers and dancers, who look fantastically colourful against the red, are no doubt here to support Martin Scorsese's film Killers of the Flower Moon.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
He wanted to record the crimes against the Osage and wanted to make sure that the agents who had worked with him were not erased from history.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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