Oakland

[ ohk-luhnd ]

/ ˈoʊk lənd /

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noun

a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.

a town in NE New Jersey.

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Words nearby Oakland

oak fern, Oak Forest, oak gall, Oakham, Oak Harbor, Oakland, Oakland Park, Oak Lawn, oak leaf cluster, oak-leaf hydrangea, oak leather

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How to use Oakland in a sentence

In addition to the Long Beach ordinance, one in Oakland would offer a bonus of $5 an hour, applicable to employees at stores larger than 15 thousand square feet owned by companies with at least 500 employees nationally.
As Cities Mandate Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, Groceries Sue|Brendan Seibel|February 26, 2021|Eater
Horn Barbecue is the chef’s highly anticipated pop-up-turned-permanent restaurant“At Horn Barbecue, we have the opportunity to create something where we’re not specifically stuck with one tradition,” says Oakland pitmaster Matt Horn.
How Pitmaster Matt Horn Developed His Signature ‘West Coast-Style’ Barbecue in Oakland|Eater Video|February 26, 2021|Eater
The tendency to underreport is why Iona Cheng thinks her community in Oakland has become a target.
‘Nobody came, nobody helped’: Fears of anti-Asian violence rattle the community|Marian Liu, Rachel Hatzipanagos|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
I agreed, and on my drive across the bridge from San Francisco back to Oakland, as the sun slipped into the water, I thought about the menu.
Love, Loneliness, and the Chicken in My Freezer|Elazar Sontag|February 9, 2021|Eater

Some airports, including in Oakland, San Francisco and New York, already have facilities on-site to test people in person.
For $149, this Oakland Airport vending machine dispenses covid tests|Rachel Lerman|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Before his writing days, London used the Oakland establishment to conduct his studies.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Heinold's First and Last Chance, Oakland (Jack London, Taft) You can thank Johnny Heinold for your favorite Jack London book.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Psycho a psychiatrist (the young Simon Oakland) tells us in clinical terms what we've seen.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For example, between 2004 and 2008, Oakland police officers shot and killed 37 people, all black.
Arabs Are the Michael Browns of Israel|Dean Obeidallah|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I intended to meet you at Oakland and take you directly up to Lumalitas, where everything was to have been in gala array.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Mrs. Moore died in 1904 at Oakland, California, where she had gone with the hope of benefiting her health.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
This he continued to own and edit until 1898, when he removed to Oakland, California.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
The father is still a resident of Oakland, Oregon, but the mother has passed away.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Across the bay on the eastern shore is Oakland, third city on the coast, with its 175,000 people.
The Road of a Thousand Wonders|Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Co

British Dictionary definitions for Oakland

Oakland

/ (ˈəʊklənd) /

noun

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

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Cultural definitions for Oakland

Oakland

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