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Deschutes

Deschutes proper noun: a river in Washington, United States; in full, Deschutes River. Also the ellipsis of Deschutes County.

Proper noun

Deschutes

  1. A river in Washington, United States; in full, Deschutes River.
  2. A river in Oregon, United States; in full, Deschutes River.

Also used as

Deschutes is also the ellipsis of Deschutes County.

Synonyms of Deschutes

  • Des Chutes

Origin of Deschutes

From French des chutes (“waterfall”, literally “the falls”).

Words formed from Deschutes

  • County of Deschutes
  • Deschutes County
  • Deschutes River
  • Deschutes River Woods
  • Little Deschutes River

Questions about Deschutes

What does Deschutes mean?
Deschutes means a river in Washington, United States; in full, Deschutes River.
What part of speech is Deschutes?
Deschutes is a proper noun.

Words near Deschutes in the dictionary

  1. deschooled
  2. deschooler
  3. deschoolers
  4. deschooling
  5. deschools
  6. Deschutes
  7. Deschutes County
  8. desciclovir
  9. desciption
  10. desclerotization
  11. desclerotizations

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