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.

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noun

1. an Osset.

Etymology

Origin of Ossetian

1805–15; Osset(ia) or Osset + -ian

Example Sentences

“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

“Maybe, from someone else’s point of view, this is wrong,” said Vakhtang Dzhigkaev, deputy head of the South Ossetian Chamber of Trade and Industry.

From Washington Post

The South Ossetian connection provides a more formalized financial link that allows the roughly 3 million people living in the separatist-occupied territories to trade with the outside world.

From Washington Post

The South Ossetian tax office gave The Post a list of 146 registered South Ossetian companies likely to be doing business with separatist eastern Ukraine.

From Washington Post