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Oakland
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Oak·land  (klnd)
A city of western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco. Founded on a site settled by Spanish colonists in 1820, it is a port and rail terminus connected with other communities in the Bay Area by bridge, tunnel, and rapid transit. Population: 397,000.

Oakland [ˈəʊklənd]
n
(Placename) a port and industrial centre in W California, on San Francisco Bay; damaged by earthquake in 1989. Pop.: 399 484 (2000)
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Noun1.Oakland - a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San FranciscoOakland - a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes


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