Osage

(ōˈsājˌ, ō-sājˈ)

1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting western Missouri and later southeast Kansas, with a present-day population in north-central Oklahoma. Substantial oil reserves were discovered on Osage lands in the early 20th century.
   b. A member of this people.
2. The Siouan language of the Osage.

Related Forms:

• Oˈsageˌ adjective