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Pawhuska

US/pɑˈhʌs.kə/

Pawhuska proper noun: a city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.

Proper noun

Pawhuska

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

Origin of Pawhuska

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

Words formed from Pawhuska

Questions about Pawhuska

What does Pawhuska mean?
Pawhuska means a city, the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States.
What part of speech is Pawhuska?
Pawhuska is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pawhuska?
Pawhuska is pronounced /pɑˈhʌs.kə/ (US).

Words near Pawhuska in the dictionary

  1. pawfuls
  2. pawg
  3. pawgs
  4. pawgun
  5. pawguns
  6. Pawhuska
  7. Pawhuskan
  8. Pawhuskans
  9. Pawican
  10. pawie
  11. pawies

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