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Oroville

Oroville proper noun: a city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Oroville

  1. A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
  2. A city in Okanogan County, in north-central Washington, United States.

Origin of Oroville

The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro (“gold”) + -ville.

Phrases with Oroville

Questions about Oroville

What does Oroville mean?
Oroville means a city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Oroville?
Oroville is a proper noun.

Words near Oroville in the dictionary

  1. orotundity
  2. orotundly
  3. orotunds
  4. Orovada
  5. orovaginal
  6. Oroville
  7. Oroville East
  8. Orowan
  9. oroxylin
  10. oroxyloside
  11. oroxylum

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