transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-i-gən, ˈär-, chiefly by outsiders ]
-ˌgän geographical name
1. the Columbia River — an early name used especially prior to discovery of mouth & renaming of river (1792) by Capt. Robert Gray
2. state NW United States capital Salem area 97,073 square miles (251,419 square kilometers ), population 3,421,399
• Or·e·go·nian ˌȯr-i-ˈgō-nē-ən, ˌär-, -nyən adjective or noun