Osage

noun

ō-ˈsāj  ˈō-ˌsāj 

1

plural Osages or Osage : a member of an Indigenous people originally inhabiting southwestern Missouri and adjacent parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

2

: the Siouan language of the Osage people

Word History

Etymology

French, probably from an Algonquian language, from Osage wažáže, a self-designation

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Osage

• Osage orange

• Osage orange

Kids Definition

Osage

noun

ō-ˈsāj 

ˈō-ˌsāj

plural Osages or Osage

: a member of an American Indian people originally of Missouri

Geographical Definition

Osage

geographical name

ō-ˈsāj 

ˈō-ˌsāj

river in eastern Kansas and Missouri flowing east into the Missouri River

Note: The course of the Osage River flows through the Lake of the Ozarks.