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Oregon


Definition: Meaning of, Oregon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɒrɪɡ(ə)n /

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  1. a state in the northwestern US which has beautiful mountains, rivers, and forests, and produces fish and fruit. Its largest city is Portland.
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Oregon used in phrases

  • Oregon Jargon (noun)
    1. a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
  • Oregon Trail, the
    1. one of the main paths across the US to the western part of the country, used by PIONEER s (= people who are the first to go and live in an unknown land) in the mid-19th century. The Trail crossed the GREAT PLAINS and the ROCKY MOUNTAINS before turning towards Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The journey took around six months, and was extremely dangerous. The PIONEERs did not have good equipment, and they often suffered from illness or were attacked by NATIVE AMERICAN s .
  • Oregon alder (noun)
    1. large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
  • Oregon ash (noun)
    1. timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash
  • Oregon cedar (noun)
    1. large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
  • Oregon crab apple (noun)
    1. small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit
  • Oregon fir (noun)
    1. lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
  • Oregon grape (noun)
    1. ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
    2. small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries
  • Oregon holly grape (noun)
    1. ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
  • Oregon larch (noun)
    1. tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
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