Meanings
proper noun
alternative Usama
- A male given name from Arabic.
During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do.
2016 August 17, Jeremy Courtney, “Three arguments against covert Christian ‘spycraft’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2017
Origin
- Arabicأُسَامَة
- Arabicأُسَامَة
- EnglishOsama
Borrowed from Arabic أُسَامَة (ʔusāma).
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Cite this entry
APA
Osama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osama
MLA
“Osama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osama. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Osama,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osama.
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