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Noun: Oakland  owk-lund
  1. A major city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; an industrial and commercial urban centre
    "Oakland's port is one of the busiest on the West Coast"

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: CA, Calif., California, Golden State

Encyclopedia: Oakland, New Jersey