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Willamette

wil·la·mette

UK/wɪˈlæmɪt/ US/ˌwɪlʌˈmɛt/ uncommon

noun

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a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland

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Origin

From a French adaptation of the name of a Clackamas village on the river. The Clackamas spoke a Wasco-Wishram dialect.

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