n.
Pronunciation: ' ä- ˌ s ē t
Variant: also Os · set \ ' ä-s ə t, - ˌ set \
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian osetin, from Osetiya Ossetia, from Georgian Oseti, from osi Ossete
Date: 1814
: a member of a people of the central Caucasus
– Os · se · tian \ ä- ' s ē -sh ə n \ adjective or noun