alameda

[ al-uh-mey-duh ]

/ ˌæl əˈmeɪ də /

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noun

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

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

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Origin of alameda

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

Words nearby alameda

à la king, alala, Alalcomeneus, alalia, Alamán, alameda, Alamein, à l'américaine, alamo, alamode, Alamogordo

Other definitions for alameda (2 of 2)

Alameda

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

/ ˌæl əˈmi də, -ˈmeɪ- /

noun

a city in western California.

How to use alameda in a sentence

A materials company in Alameda, California, has spent the last decade working to boost the energy stored in lithium-ion batteries, an advance that could enable smaller gadgets and electric vehicles with far greater range.
Lithium-ion batteries just made a big leap in a tiny product|James Temple|September 8, 2021|MIT Technology Review
They buy three surplus shore patrol vans in Alameda and move them to a warehouse in San Jose.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox
They buy an X-ray machine from a Navy surplus disposal station in Alameda in case the ransom money is bugged.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox
She took in her first newborn in 1987 for the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services in Northern California.
This woman has fostered 81 infants over three decades: ‘I remember them all’|Cathy Free|May 6, 2021|Washington Post

Along the bank of the Rimac there is a new promenade planted with four rows of trees, called the alameda nueva.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
On their approach becoming known, a great number of persons proceeded from Callao to the Alameda to meet them.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
They were standing in toward Diamond Head and the Alameda lay hove to taking on the pilot.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
For those portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties visited a population of at least 2,400 is therefore indicated.
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook
Alameda Island is described as having "a very thick grove of oaks and live oaks on the banks of the estuary."
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for alameda

alameda

/ (ˌæləˈmeɪdə) /

noun

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

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