English Explanatory Dictionary

Oroville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States.
  2. A city in Okanogan County, in north-central Washington, United States.

Word forms

Oroville

Etymology

The town in California was originally called Ophir City, but the name was changed to Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854, from Spanish oro (“gold”) + -ville.

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