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Malheur County

Malheur County proper noun: one of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale.

Proper noun

Malheur County

  1. One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale.
    • Four years earlier, when Oregonians approved Measure 91 to legalize cannabis cultivation and adult-use statewide during the 2014 general election, residents in Malheur County, where Ontario is located, were on the other side, voting 68.3% against that measure.2021 February 9, Tony Lange, “The Border-Town Effect: Dispensaries Boom on State Line”, in Cannabis Business Times, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2021

Origin of Malheur County

Named after the Malheur River, from French malheur (“misfortune”).

Questions about Malheur County

What does Malheur County mean?
Malheur County means one of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale.
What part of speech is Malheur County?
Malheur County is a proper noun.

Words near Malheur County in the dictionary

  1. malguzars
  2. Malham
  3. malhamensilipin
  4. Malhams
  5. Malherbe
  6. Malheur County
  7. Malhi
  8. Malhis
  9. malhmoodite
  10. Malhotra
  11. Malhotras

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