Oregonian

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UK/ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounOregonian (plural Oregonians)

plural Oregonians

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

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

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    The problems between where he currently lives and his old city, he said, begin with rural Oregonians living fundamentally different lifestyles than people in the city of Portland.

    2023 March 15, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, “Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors”, in CNN
adjectiveOregonian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Oregon.

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

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    But she sympathized most on the issue of government representation of the rural Oregonian region.

    2023 March 15, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, “Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna native or resident of Oregon

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Translations

French Orégonais, Orégonien
  • Orégonaisinhabitant or native of Oregon
  • Orégonieninhabitant or native of Oregon
  • orégonaisof or pertaining to Oregon
  • orégonienof or pertaining to Oregon

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Oregonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregonian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oregonian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregonian.

Source: Oregonian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.