Kosciusko, Thaddeus Syllabification: (Kos·ci·us·ko, Thaddeus)Pronunciation: /ˌkäskēˈəskō, ˌkäse-, kôSHˈCHo͞oSHkō/Definition of Kosciusko, Thaddeus (1746–1817), Polish soldier and patriot; Polish name Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko. After fighting for the Americans during the American Revolution, he led a nationalist uprising against Russia in Poland in 1794. Kosciusko, Thaddeus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kosciusko, Thaddeus in the British & World English dictionary