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oakland
/ˈoʊklənd/
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What does oakland mean?
proper noun
- A township in Ontario, Canada.
- The eighth-largest city in California, and the county seat of Alameda County.
- A minor city in East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois.
More meanings (9)
proper noun
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A town, the county seat of Garrett County, Maryland.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- A township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
- A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Alloway Township, Salem County, New Jersey
- A city in Douglas County, Oregon.
- A surname.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈoʊklənd/
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About a quarter of a mile back from the station was the edge of the town of Oakland.
As Oakland is pre-eminently a city of roses, so is this Mormon Saints’ Rest a city of lilacs and tulips.
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She is in Oakland, California, where she has a "Rescue Home".
The train left Oakland station at six o’clock.
At Oakland, one day, the indefatigable and irresistible "Aunt Susan" caught him off his guard by persuading his daughter, Kitty Reed, who was his idol, to ask him to say just one word in favor of our amendment.