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/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹɪɡən/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun

Oregon

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from Oregon

OR
Oregon alder
Oregon boot
Oregon City

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

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oregon.

Proper noun

Oregon (genitive Oregons)

Oregon

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔˈrɛ.ɡɔn/

Proper noun

Oregon m inan

Oregon

Declension

declension of Oregon

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Óregon
Oregão, Óregão

Proper noun

Oregon m

Oregon (a state of the United States)

Romanian

Proper noun

Oregon n

Oregon (U.S. State)

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