Oregon.
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
Meaning & usage
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
Several other locations in the United States: A ghost town in Boone County, Arkansas.
Several other locations in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois.
Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.
Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Several other locations in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Holt County, Missouri.
Several other locations in the United States: A city in Lucas County, Ohio.
Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Several other locations in the United States: A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Several other locations in the United States: A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A barangay of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
Ellipsis of University of Oregon.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language: * A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”). * Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”) * Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”) * Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”) * Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”) See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.
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