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