Ossett

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UK/ˈɒsɪt/

proper noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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

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APA

Ossett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossett

MLA

“Ossett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossett. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ossett,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ossett.

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