Oregonian

American  

[awr-i-goh-nee-uhn, ahr-i-goh-nee-uhn] / ˌɔr ɪˈgoʊ ni ən, ˌɑr ɪˈgoʊ ni ən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Oregon.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Oregon or its inhabitants.

Example Sentences

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Oregonian

Nearly 2,000 of Portland’s subsidized units sat vacant and unused at last count, as The Oregonian and Willamette Week have reported.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The encyclopedia cites a 1939 Sunday Oregonian article stating that Thompson had been an auto mechanic when he invented the screw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Brent Walth, one of three other reporters who worked with Christensen on the Oregonian immigration series that won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize, said he was “the rare investigative reporter who was truly a likable soul.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

The storm is being blamed for at least nine deaths — from falling trees, fire or hypothermia — in the Portland area, according to The Oregonian.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

I send you the Bulletin and Oregonian notices.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted