Osage
noun
ō-ˈsāj 
ˈō-ˌsāj
ˈō-ˌsāj plural Osages or Osage
1
: a member of an American Indian people originally of Missouri
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
Kids Definition
Osage
noun
ō-ˈsāj
ˈō-ˌsāj
plural Osages or Osage
1
: a member of a tribe of indigenous people of Missouri
2
: the language of the Osage people
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.