oregonian
/ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or resident of the state of Oregon in the United States of America.
adj
Of or pertaining to Oregon.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Oregon Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Oregonian From Oregon + -ian.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɒɹɪˈɡəʊnɪ.ən/