oregon
n. countablen. a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is known for its green forests, high mountains, and rocky coastline.
n. a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, bordered by Washington to the north and California to the south.
I want to visit Oregon to see the tall trees.
Many people move to Oregon because they enjoy hiking in the mountains and visiting the coast.
The economy of Oregon has historically relied on timber and agriculture, though in recent decades it has seen significant growth in the technology and manufacturing sectors.
From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language: * A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”). * Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”) * Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”) * Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”) * Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”) See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.
As a proper noun, it is almost always used without an article.