Oregon
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United StatesA state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
» How many major cities are there in Oregon?
Wie viele Großstädte gibt es in Oregon? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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13 sensesA state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.
Several other locations in the United States:
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Examples
6 sentencesHow many major cities are there in Oregon?
deWie viele Großstädte gibt es in Oregon? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mr. Brown, a friend from Oregon, will visit us tomorrow.
Oregon is just south of Washington.
deOregon liegt südlich von Washington. — Melang
I visited the Oregon Coast on vacation once to see the grey sandy beaches.
There are four traps at the edge of a blueberry field at Oregon State University's North Willamette research farm.
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Origin
From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describinFrom 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:
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