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Ossett

UK/ˈɒsɪt/

Ossett proper noun: a market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720).

Proper noun

Ossett

  1. A market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720).

Origin of Ossett

From Old English Osleset (“the fold of a man named Osla”).

Questions about Ossett

What does Ossett mean?
Ossett means a market town with some local industry in West Yorkshire, England, mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield (OS grid ref SE2720).
What part of speech is Ossett?
Ossett is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ossett?
Ossett is pronounced /ˈɒsɪt/ (UK).

Words near Ossett in the dictionary

  1. Ossetin
  2. Ossetins
  3. Ossetish
  4. ossetra
  5. Ossets
  6. Ossett
  7. osseus
  8. Ossewabrandwag
  9. ossi-
  10. ossia
  11. Ossian

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