Malheur County

proper noun

One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale.

OriginFrench malheur →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of 36 counties in Oregon, United States. County seat: Vale.

    Four years earlier, when Oregonians approved Measure 91 to legalize cannabis cultivation and adult-use statewide during the 2014 general election, residents in Malheur County, where Ontario is located, were on the other side, voting 68.3% against that measure.

    2021 February 9, Tony Lange, “The Border-Town Effect: Dispensaries Boom on State Line”, in Cannabis Business Times, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2021

Origin

  1. Frenchmalheur“misfortune”
  2. EnglishMalheur County

Named after the Malheur River, from French malheur (“misfortune”).

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APA

Malheur County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malheur%20County

MLA

“Malheur County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malheur%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Malheur County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malheur%20County.

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