English Explanatory Dictionary

Pawhuska

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.

Pronunciation

/pɑˈhʌs.kə/

Word forms

Pawhuska

Etymology

Borrowed from Osage 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 (literally “white hair”). Named after 19th-century Osage leader Pawhuska (c. 1763 – c. 1809).

Derived words

Pawhuskan
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