OSSETE


Meaning of OSSETE in English

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

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