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Oregon
[ awr-i-guhn, ‑-Dz, or‑ ]
noun
- a state in the northwestern United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 square miles (251,180 square kilometers). : Salem. : OR (for use with zip code), Oreg., Ore.
- a city in northwestern Ohio.
Oregon
/ ˈɒɪɡə /
noun
- a state of the northwestern US, on the Pacific: consists of the Coast and Cascade Ranges in the west and a plateau in the east; important timber production. Capital: Salem. Pop: 3 559 596 (2003 est). Area: 251 418 sq km (97 073 sq miles) AbbreviationOreg.with zip codeOR
Oregon
- State in the northwestern United States bordered by Washington to the north, Idaho to the east, Nevada and California to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Salem, and its largest city is Portland .
Notes
Other Word Forms
- ···Ծ· [awr-i-, goh, -nee-, uh, n, or‑], adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Oregon1
Example Sentences
He and former Oregon football player Rocky Pamplin posed as police officers, broke into Dennis’ Bel Air home and beat him up.
Last season: After transferring from Houston, Caldwell emerged as a full-time starter for Oregon, where he had a career-high 29 tackles and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention as the team’s run-stuffing nose tackle.
Many cities have decriminalized psychedelics while Oregon, Colorado and, as of this month, New Mexico are beginning to roll out the country’s first pathways for patients to access them.
There are about 900 minke whales off the coasts of Oregon, Washington and California.
The ShakeAlert earthquake warning system — which is operational in California, Oregon and Washington state — is run by the U.S.
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