Oregon

A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.

Proper noun

  1. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
    • Dennis Anderson, 45, and Brandy Goldsbury, 46, were traveling from the beach in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast back to their home in Tigard around 8:30 p.m. July 13 when they spotted a black BMW 3 Series trying to...
    • “While the motivation for this has not been confirmed, we are aware that other Tesla dealerships have been targeted across Oregon and the nation for political reasons,” police in Tigard, Oregon, said in a statement. -...
  2. Several other locations in the United States:

    1. A ghost town in Boone County, Arkansas.

    2. A small city, the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois.

    3. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.

    4. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.

    5. A minor city, the county seat of Holt County, Missouri.

    6. A city in Lucas County, Ohio.

    7. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

    8. A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.

    9. A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.

  3. A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A barangay of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
  5. Ellipsis of University of Oregon.

    Synonyms: UO

    Coordinate Terms: Oregon State OSU

  6. A surname.

Origin

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.

Wikipedia

Oregon

Derived

OR Oregon alder Oregon boot Oregon box Oregon boxleaf Oregon boxwood Oregon City Oregon Country Oregon County Oregon crabapple Oregon fir Oregonian oregonite Oregon jargon Oregon maple Oregon myrtle Oregon pine Oregon Trail Oregon white oak