Oregon

[ awr-i-guhn, ‑-��ǲ�, or‑ ]

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noun

a state in the northwestern United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 square miles (251,180 square kilometers). : Salem. : OR (for use with zip code), Oreg., Ore.
a city in northwestern Ohio.

Oregon

/ ˈɒ��ɪɡə�� /

noun

a state of the northwestern US, on the Pacific: consists of the Coast and Cascade Ranges in the west and a plateau in the east; important timber production. Capital: Salem. Pop: 3 559 596 (2003 est). Area: 251 418 sq km (97 073 sq miles) AbbreviationOreg.with zip codeOR

Oregon

State in the northwestern United States bordered by Washington to the north, Idaho to the east, Nevada and California to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Salem, and its largest city is Portland .

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Notes

Before the coming of the railroads, the Oregon Trail was used as an overland emigration route from the Missouri River to the Columbia River country (all of which was then called Oregon).

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Other Word Forms

��·��·��·�Ծ�·�� [awr-i-, goh, -nee-, uh, n, or‑], adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Oregon¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Many cities have decriminalized psychedelics while Oregon, Colorado and, as of this month, New Mexico are beginning to roll out the country’s first pathways for patients to access them.

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There are about 900 minke whales off the coasts of Oregon, Washington and California.

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The ShakeAlert earthquake warning system — which is operational in California, Oregon and Washington state — is run by the U.S.

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Strolling in bright sunshine across the immaculately raked gravel of Paris's Tuileries gardens, Barbara and Rick Wilson from Dallas, Oregon, were not exactly in disguise.

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Ten others have refused — including New York, Wisconsin and Oregon, according to a state-by-state tracker compiled by the news site Education Week.

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oregano Oregon cedar

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