Oregon

See also: Oregón and Óregon

English

Map of US highlighting Oregon

Etymology

Origin unknown; multiple theories persist. Most likely derives from a Native American language. See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹɪɡən/, /ˈɔɹəɡɪn/, (proscribed) /ˈɔɹɪɡɑn/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹɪɡən/
• (Oregon, California, in casual speech) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹɡən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹɪɡən/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Oregon

1. A northwestern state of the United States of America. Capital: Salem.
2. A city in Illinois, and the county seat of Ogle County.
3. A small city in Missouri, and the county seat of Holt County.
4. A city in Ohio.
5. A town in Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• OR
• Oregon alder
• Oregon boot
• Oregon City
• Oregon County
• Oregonian
• Oregon myrtle

 

Translations

northwestern state of the United States of America

• Arabic: أُورِيغُون‎ m (ʾuriḡūn)
• Armenian: Օրեգոն (Ōregon)
• Belarusian: Арэгон m (Arehón)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 俄勒岡, 俄勒冈 (ngo⁴ lak⁶ gong¹)

  Mandarin: 俄勒岡 (zh), 俄勒冈 (zh) (Élègāng), 奧勒岡, 奥勒冈 (Àolègāng)

• Czech: Oregon (cs) m
• Danish: Oregon
• Esperanto: Oregono
• Finnish: Oregon (fi)
• French: Orégon (fr) m
• Galician: Oregón (gl) m
• Georgian: ორეგონი (oregoni)
• German: Oregon (de) n
• Greek: Όρεγκον (el) (Óregkon)
• Hebrew: אורגון‎

• Hindi: औरिगन (aurigan)
• Japanese: オレゴン (Oregon)
• Korean: 오리건 (Oregon)
• Macedonian: Орегон m (Óregon)
• Navajo: Óogin hahoodzo
• Persian: اورگن‎
• Polish: Oregon (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: Oregon (pt) m, Oregão (pt) m
• Russian: Орего́н (ru) m (Oregón)
• Spanish: Oregón (es) m
• Swedish: Oregon (sv)
• Tagalog: Oregon
• Thai: ออริกอน (ɔɔ-rí-gɔ̂n)
• Turkish: Oregon
• Ukrainian: Орегон m (Orehón)
• Yiddish: אָרעגאָן‎ (oregon)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Oregon

Anagrams

• Gooner, no-goer, nogoer, orgone, orogen

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oregon.

Proper noun

Oregon (genitive Oregons)

1. Oregon

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈrɛ.ɡɔn/

Proper noun

Oregon m inan

1. Oregon

Declension

declension of Oregon

	singular
nominative	Oregon
genitive	Oregonu
dative	Oregonowi
accusative	Oregon
instrumental	Oregonem
locative	Oregonie
vocative	Oregonie

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Óregon
• Oregão, Óregão

Proper noun

Oregon m

1. Oregon (a state of the United States)

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Romanian

Proper noun

Oregon n

1. Oregon (U.S. State)