Oakland

[ ohk-luhnd ]

noun

1. a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
2. a town in NE New Jersey.

Oakland

/ ˈəʊklənd /

noun

1. a port and industrial centre in W California, on San Francisco Bay; damaged by earthquake in 1989. Pop: 398 844 (2003 est)

Oakland

1. City in northern California on the east side of San Francisco Bay .

Example Sentences

The Oakland recall against Thao, meanwhile, was heavily funded by hedge fund executive Philip Dreyfuss, who lives in Piedmont, a picturesque city surrounded by Oakland’s borders.

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Robinson stayed in Oakland for only one season.

From Los Angeles Times

Oakland also approved a measure in 2022 that allows noncitizens to vote in school board elections, but the law has not yet been enacted.

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In Kamala Harris’ childhood neighborhood, and among her friends in San Francisco and Oakland, people expressed hope and anxiety as polls close.

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The sharpest elbows of the race were thrown during the primary, when California’s Democrats were forced to choose among Schiff, Porter and Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, all popular Democrats in their own right.

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