Oregonian
proper noun
- person from or inhabitant of Oregon
- of, from, or relating to Oregon
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Oregon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oregonian From Oregon + -ian.
- Of or pertaining to Oregon.
“His insistence on wearing thick wool scarves, even in the summertime, derived from his uniquely Oregonian sense of fashion.”
“But she sympathized most on the issue of government representation of the rural Oregonian region.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Oregon Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oregonian From Oregon + -ian.
- 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.”
“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.”