Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Union County, Oregon, United States.
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Origin
From French, a comment by a Frenchman on the area's beauty. Renamed from Brownsville for Post Office reasons.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
La Grande. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Grande
MLA
“La Grande.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Grande. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Grande,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Grande.
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