Milwaukie

[ mil-waw-kee ]

/ mɪlˈwɔ ki /

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a town in NW Oregon.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Two weeks ago, Mykayla Comstock was an ordinary 7-year-old girl living through an extraordinary ordeal.
Parents Defend 7-Year-Old Mykayla Comstock’s Medical Marijuana Use|Winston Ross|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An admired kind of cream-colored bricks are manufactured from portions of the clay found near Milwaukie.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
At Milwaukie, as at Chicago, are many pleasant people, drawn together from all parts of the world.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Returning to Milwaukie much fatigued, I entertained myself: for a day or two with reading.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli

Milwaukie may be taken as a starting-point for a survey of this imperial domain.
The Seat of Empire|Charles Carleton Coffin
It is needless to remark that the latitude of Milwaukie corresponds to the calculated latitude of the centre of the vortex.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms|T. Bassnett