Milwaukie

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/mɪlˈwɔːkiː//məˈwɔːkiː/

proper noun

A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (with a small portion extending into Multnomah County).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (with a small portion extending into Multnomah County).
  2. archaicArchaic form of Milwaukee (“city in Wisconsin”).

    Construction of a harbor at or near Milwaukie, Wisconsin

    1845, An Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States, page 268

Origin

See Milwaukee. The city in Oregon was named after the one in Wisconsin.

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APA

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

MLA

“Milwaukie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milwaukie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Milwaukie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milwaukie.

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