Willamette University

Japanese: ウィラミット大学 - うぃらみっとだいがく
Willamette University

...The capital of the state of Oregon in the northwest of the United States. Population 116,000 (1994). Located almost in the center of the Willamette Valley, known as a fertile agricultural region, the city has developed industries such as agricultural processing of fruits and vegetables, meat processing, paper manufacturing, and wood products. In 1840, Methodist missionaries settled on the Willamette River to evangelize the Indians. Their denominational school, Oregon Institute, remains today as Willamette University, and is known as the oldest university in the Pacific Northwest.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Willamit University" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメリカ合衆国オレゴン州北西部にある同州の州都。人口11万6000(1994)。肥沃な農業地帯として知られるウィラメット・バレーのほぼ中央部に位置し,果物・野菜などの農産加工,食肉加工,製紙,木製品などの工業が発達する。1840年メソディスト派宣教師がインディアン教化のためにウィラメット川に臨んで定着した。彼らの宗派学校オレゴン・インスティチュートはウィラメット大学として今日にいたり,太平洋岸北西部地域最古の大学として知られる。…

※「ウィラミット大学」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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