Willamette
/wɪˈlæmɪt/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A river in Oregon, United States, a major tributary of the Columbia River.
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More examples"The largest single meteorite found in the United States is the fifteen ton Willamette (Oregon) iron meteorite found in 1902."
Etymology
From a French adaptation of the name of a Clackamas village on the river. The Clackamas spoke a Wasco-Wishram dialect.