"Oroville" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|oro||gold}} Spanish oro (“gold”), {{suffix|en||ville}} + -ville Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oroville
  1. A city, the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Oroville-en-name-f9CC9aQF Categories (other): County seats of California, USA
  2. A city in Okanogan County, in north-central Washington, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Washington, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Oroville-en-name-Rmnv2htJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ville, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ville: 28 72 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 77

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