Willamette

Willamette [wi-lam-it] Examples noun

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

Examples from the Web for willamette Contemporary Examples of willamette

By that May, Willamette Week, a local alt-weekly, had written an explosive exposé documenting a rampant drug culture.

Kathleen Kingsbury

July 26, 2009

Historical Examples of willamette

I am unaware why the accent is on the penult, and not on the ultimate of Willamette.

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I have said that I do not know why Portland was built on the Willamette.

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“Willamette,” said the young runner, pointing to this new river.

Frederic Homer Balch

The heart of the Willamette was battle and his hand was blood.

Frederic Homer Balch

Then Tla-wau-wau, chief of the Klackamas, a sub-tribe of the Willamette, rose.

Frederic Homer Balch