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Beaver State

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Bea´ver State
1.Oregon; - a nickname.
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Noun1.Beaver State - a state in northwestern United States on the PacificBeaver State - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Pacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
Crater Lake National Park - a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Eugene - a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
Klamath Falls - a town in southern Oregon near the California border
Medford - a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
Portland - freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
capital of Oregon, Salem - capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
Klamath, Klamath River - a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Willamette, Willamette River - a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland


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Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Here in the Beaver State, Castor canadensis is both loathed and loved, even apart from his role as a university mascot.
It is also known as the Beaver State due to the abundance of beaver population in the state.
The Beaver State is one of 13 that places primary responsibility for adult education with the public community colleges but has perhaps the best coordinated oversight of the system, according to the report.
 
 
 
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