Ossi

British

/ ˈɒsɪ, ˈɔsi /

noun

informal a native, inhabitant, or citizen of that part of Germany that was formerly East Germany

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Etymology

Origin of Ossi

C20: from German ostdeutsch East German

Example Sentences

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“In its natural environment, that kind of coloration doesn’t actually stand out that much,” says Ossi Nokelainen, a researcher at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

When he awakes, Ossi is sitting beside him, a real live woman.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

"Cable Girls," final season "Isi & Ossi" "A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon"

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2020

“Some people think pesäpallo is a cancer, because it takes the best athletes from other sports,” said Ossi Savolainen, head of the Finnish Baseball Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2015

"There's a deal of pleasure in playing whist with you, Ossi," exclaimed Truyn at the same moment,--he was Oswald's partner,--"that's five trumps that you have thrown away--I had a slam in my hand."

From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Schubin, Ossip

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