Oakland

[ ohk-luh nd ]

/ ˈoʊk lənd /

a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.

a town in NE New Jersey.

Example sentences from the Web for oakland

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
Looters and vandals damaged more than a dozen stores and businesses in Oakland, Calif., news reports said.

This Week's Riots Are Part of America's Long History of Racial Rage |Sharon Adarlo |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He spoke to us from his home in Oakland about which songs he chose and why.

Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs |Allen Barra |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The idea that the Yankees could ever get to Oakland never entered any one's head.

Two Little Confederates |Thomas Nelson Page
Bob and Joe stopped a few minutes to watch passengers board a boat to Oakland.

The Forest of Mystery |James H. Foster
Then Mr. Valentin had gone across the Oakland ferry with them and put them aboard the train, muffled up as for winter.

A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories |Mary Hallock Foote
He was the first Mayor of Oakland, in the year 1857, and was re-elected the following year.

The Life of Bret Harte |Henry Childs Merwin
The Oakland steamer was ready to carry us across the bay to the railway station as soon as we should be free to depart.

The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II |James H. Mapleson

Oakland

/ (ˈəʊklənd) /

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

Oakland

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