French Prairie

proper noun

A region of Oregon, located in the Willamette Valley between Wilsonville and Salem.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region of Oregon, located in the Willamette Valley between Wilsonville and Salem.

Origin

Originally settled by French and French-Canadian immigrants in the 1830s.

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APA

French Prairie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Prairie

MLA

“French Prairie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Prairie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French Prairie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Prairie.

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