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John Day

John Day proper noun: a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States.

Proper noun

John Day

  1. A city in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
  2. A river in Oregon.

Origin of John Day

The river was named after a Virginia member of the 1811 Astor Expedition. The city was named after the river.

Questions about John Day

What does John Day mean?
John Day means a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
What part of speech is John Day?
John Day is a proper noun.

Words near John Day in the dictionary

  1. John Cleese's woolly lemurs
  2. John Collins
  3. John Company
  4. John crow
  5. John crows
  6. John Day
  7. John Deere
  8. John Deeres
  9. John Doe
  10. John Does
  11. John Doree

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