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noun
1The Iranian language of the Ossetes.
‘The principal minority languages are Abkhazian, Armenian, Azeri, Ossetian, and Russian.’- ‘Ossetian is spoken on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains.’
2A native or inhabitant of Ossetia.
‘During several centuries of common statehood, the Abkhaz, Armenians, Turks, and Ossetians partly preserved their cultural identities, while Albanians were fully assimilated.’- ‘Most Abkhazians and South Ossetians have taken out Russian citizenship and earn their living by trading with Russia.’
- ‘Many South Ossetians have a greater affinity with the Russian region of North Ossetia than with Tbilisi.’
- ‘The adjacent province of North Ossetia, also dominated by Ossetians, is part of Russia.’
- ‘The Ossetians, for example, who are from the same ethnic branch as the Chechens, today are predominantly Christian.’
adjective
Relating to the Ossetes or their language.
‘But, in spite of the intense piano playing, he had known since he was eight that he would be a conductor, simply because he had been told - and a good Ossetian boy does what he is told.’- ‘At the time of writing, neither the Abkhaz nor the Ossetian conflicts have been resolved.’
- ‘Much information from this book has been summarised by Anna Chaudhri, who also introduced similar elements from Ossetian hunting lore.’
- ‘He is not, of course, Russian himself, but Ossetian.’
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