Main Entry: Or·e·gon
Pronunciation: 'or-i-g&n, 'är-, chiefly by outsiders -"gän
Usage: geographical name
1 the Columbia River -- an old name used especially prior to discovery of mouth & renaming of river (1791) by Captain Robert Gray
2 state NW U.S. capital Salem area 97,073 square miles (251,419 square kilometers), population 2,842,321
- Or·e·go·nian /"or-i-'gO-nE-&n, "är-, -ny&n/ adjective or noun