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Osage

UK/əʊˈseɪdʒ/ US/ˈoʊseɪdʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

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

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Origin

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

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