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oregon

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɔɹɪɡən/
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Definition of oregon

14 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  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 pass them, according to reporting in The Oregonian.”
    ““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.”
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  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 pass them, according to reporting in The Oregonian.”
    ““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:
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  11. A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  12. A barangay of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
  13. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of University of Oregon.
  14. A surname.

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Etymology

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…

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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.

Anagrams of oregon

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