Willamette
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- proper noun
- /wɪˈlæmɪt/
- You must've had more fallout from the Willamette Valley than we did.
- Willamette River
- Willamette Valley
Examples
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The Willamette River flows north into the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon.
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The biggest cities in the state were in the Willamette Valley, Stephen.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ellen is now in her second year of law school at Willamette.
Fiction book (1996) -
What does all this tell us about Willamette towns in a broader context?
Academic text (2006) -
His happiest days were in the Willamette National Forest.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I'm also an adjunct professor of law at Willamette University.
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The first two are set in the Willamette National Forest, near his hometown of Roseburg, Oregon.
Fiction book (2001) -
Splawn came to the Upper Willamette Valley in 1851.
Academic text (2007) -
River fixations adorn the Willamette River and the short navigable portions of its main tributaries.
Academic text (2006) -
Visitors can take in Mount Hood from the park along the Willamette River.
Synonyms
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A river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
Compounds
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A river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
Surface Forms
Etymology
Willamette comes from a Native American place name for a village or people who lived beside the river. Early explorers and settlers kept that local name for the water, so Willamette today reminds us that the river was named for the people and place by its banks.