Milwaukie

English

Etymology

See Milwaukee. The city in Oregon was named after the one in Wisconsin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪlˈwɔːkiː/
  • (Wisconsin) IPA(key): /məˈwɔːkiː/

Proper noun

Milwaukie

  1. A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (with a small portion extending into Multnomah County).
  2. Archaic form of Milwaukee (“city in Wisconsin”).
    • 1845, An Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States, page 268:
      Construction of a harbor at or near Milwaukie, Wisconsin
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