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Oregon in British English
(ˈɒrɪɡən)
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)
Abbreviation: Oreg. or (with zip code) OROregon in American English
(ˈɔrɪgən; ˈɑrɪgən; also, but not locally, ˈɔrɪˌgɑn)
NW coastal state of the U.S.: admitted, 1859; 95,997 sq mi (248,631 sq km); pop. 3,421,000; cap. Salem
abbrev. OR, Ore, or Oreg Word origin
prob. < AmInd ouragan (lit., birch-bark dish), native name of the Columbia2 (sense 4) (River)Image ofOregon
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