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Oregonian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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UK: /ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/
Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -əʊniən
CMU ARPABET: AO2 R AH0 G OW1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Oregon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

His insistence on wearing thick wool scarves, even in the summertime, derived from his uniquely Oregonian sense of fashion.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

A native or resident of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

Born and raised in Salem, he was admittedly an Oregonian through and through, though he secretly hated it.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 3

a native or resident of Oregon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Beaver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Oregon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oregonian From Oregon + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

French: orégonais — of or pertaining to Oregon
French: orégonien — of or pertaining to Oregon
French: Orégonais — inhabitant or native of Oregon
French: Orégonien — inhabitant or native of Oregon
Georgian: ორეგონელი (oregoneli) — inhabitant or native of Oregon

Word forms

Inflections and variants

Oregonians — plural

Word family

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Derived: none provided

Related: none provided

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Hypernyms: American

Sources

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