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

But some destructive fires, including the 1991 Oakland Hills fire and the 2023 Maui fire, have been restarts of older fires.

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The owners were so committed to the approach that they even tried to hire Billy Beane from the Oakland A’s to help guide their soccer venture.

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A second Flour + Water Pizza Shop, near Oracle Park, followed in April of this year, and a shop in Oakland is currently under construction.

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The immense Oakland Hills fire in 1991, which destroyed 2,500 structures, exploded after firefighters believed they contained an earlier six-acre fire the day before.

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Samuel Merritt University, a private nonprofit university in Oakland, petitioned the state board to add 72 seats to the nursing program at its Sacramento campus.

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