Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842) Crossword Clue

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Capital that's home to the oldest university in the Western U.S. (1842) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
2. a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNIVERSITY (noun)
1. a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
2. establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
CAPITAL (noun)
1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
2. the federal government of the United States
CAPITAL (adjective)
1. uppercase
2. first-rate

Hint 3: Anagram

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ALMES

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