Oregon

/ˈɔɹɪɡən/

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New York City/ˈɑɹɪɡən/

Oregon proper noun: a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland. Also the ellipsis of University of Oregon.

Proper noun

Oregon

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.2022 July 21, Snejana Farberov, “Dad shot dead in road-rage attack after splashing windshield fluid on BMW”, in New York Post
- “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.2025 March 10, Chris Isidore, “Tesla faces vandalism and protests amid backlash against Elon Musk”, in CNN
A ghost town in Boone County, Arkansas.
A small city, the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.
An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A minor city, the county seat of Holt County, Missouri.
A city in Lucas County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.
A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A barangay of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
A surname.

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Oregon is also the ellipsis of University of Oregon.

Oregon meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

Oregon in Hindi

northwestern state of the United States of America: औरिगन aurigan

Oregon in Tagalog

northwestern state of the United States of America: Oregon

Oregon in Arabic

northwestern state of the United States of America: أُورِيغُون ʔuriḡūn

Oregon in Persian

northwestern state of the United States of America: اورگن

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Oregon in Thai: ออริกอน ɔɔ-rí-gɔ̂n

Synonyms of Oregon

Origin of Oregon

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.

Words formed from Oregon

Phrases with Oregon

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Words that rhyme with Oregon

Questions about Oregon

What does Oregon mean?: Oregon means a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
What is Oregon in Hindi?: Oregon in Hindi is औरिगन (aurigan). See Oregon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Oregon?: Oregon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oregon?: Oregon is pronounced /ˈɔɹɪɡən/ (US).

Words near Oregon in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Oregon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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