Pawhuska

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US/pɑˈhʌs.kə/

proper noun

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

Originosa 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. osa𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘
  2. osa𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘
  3. EnglishPawhuska

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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