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Willamette

American  
[wi-lam-it] / wɪˈlæm ɪt /

noun

  1. a river flowing N through NW Oregon into the Columbia River at Portland. About 290 miles (465 km) long.


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We applied on a government website for a $5 permit to cut down a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches along the western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

A native Californian and graduate of Sacramento State, Sasse settled in Canby, Ore., a small Willamette Valley town south of Portland, about three decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Pomeroy’s family told Portland Monthly that the accident occurred when their inner tubes, which were tied together, flipped over in fast-moving currents after hitting a snag on the Willamette River.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

In the recent study, published in The Holocene, Carney looked at camas bulbs from the Willamette Valley in Oregon dating back 8,000 years to determine when in their life cycle they were harvested.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

He had to duck his head to enter and exit the George Mason Willamette Elementary School library.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo