Osset
[ os-it ]
noun
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Also Os·sete [os-eet], /ˈɒs it/, Ossetian.
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How to use Osset in a sentence
One of our drivers was a Russian peasant from Yaroslavl, the other, an Ossete.
A Hero of Our Time | M. Y. LermontovBarefooted Ossete boys, carrying wallets of honeycomb on their shoulders, were hovering around me.
A Hero of Our Time | M. Y. Lermontov
British Dictionary definitions for Osset
Osset
/ (ˈɒsɪt) /
noun
a member of an Iranian people living in S Russia and N Georgia, chiefly in Ossetia in the Caucasus
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