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Milwaukie en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /məˈwɔːkiː/ Wisconsin
• /mɪlˈwɔːkiː/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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