alameda

[ al-uh-mey-duh ]

/ ˌæl əˈmeɪ də /

Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a public walk shaded with trees.

(in Latin America) a boulevard, park, or public garden having such a walk.

Origin of alameda

1790–1800; < Spanish, equivalent to álam(o) poplar (see alamo) + -eda < Latin -ētum suffix denoting a grove or stand of trees

Alameda

[ al-uh-mee-duh, -mey- ]

/ ˌæl əˈmi də, -ˈmeɪ- /

a city in W California.

On reaching the Alameda, a group of dark objects was seen among the trees.

The Guerilla Chief |Mayne Reid
In the meantime, Kit went to the office and afterwards to a bench in the alameda.

Kit Musgrave's Luck |Harold Bindloss
I live in Alameda county, where the Republicans have uniformly outvoted the Democrats.

The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays |Ambrose Bierce
Republican trenches from base to shoulder of the peak opposed Imperialist trenches under the Alameda trees.

The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

She left her merry home at the Alameda shore of the great bay to be the lonely lady of this distant domain.

The Little Lady of Lagunitas |Richard Henry Savage

alameda

/ (ˌæləˈmeɪdə) /

mainly Southwestern US a public walk or promenade lined with trees, often poplars