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Willamette

American  
[wi-lam-it] / wɪˈlæm ɪt /

noun

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


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We applied on a government website for a $5 permit to cut down a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches along the western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Then she drove off to Portland, Ore., where she forestalled her father’s hope that she become a lawyer by eventually landing a job at alternative newspaper Willamette Week.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Pomeroy’s family told Portland Monthly that the accident occurred when their inner tubes, which were tied together, flipped over in fast-moving currents after hitting a snag on the Willamette River.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

It’s a shame, because this is a good vintage in the Willamette Valley.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

When Mom announced we were going to Iran, every Persian family in the Willamette Valley started calling her, asking if she could take something to Iran for a relative, or bring something back.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram