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alameda

alameda

30 7.2
A place name for towns, streets, or a city in California
  • proper noun
  • /ˌæl.əˈmeɪ.də/
translation icon : Alameda
  • I grew up in Alameda, a lovely city located in California.
  • Alameda County
  • Alameda, California
  • Alameda County, CA

And there's a aircraft carrier, the Enterprise permanently docked in in Alameda, CA as a museum.

Examples

  • We're filming on the shore of Alameda facing San Francisco.

  • Established in 1996 by the Alameda County (California) Health Care Services Agency.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Of course, if you happen to go to Alameda ..

    The House Across the Bay (1940)

  • At this time you also have to have a place of peace and for me that is Alameda Beach where I have grown up.

  • Your destination is Alameda field.

    Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

  • "Again we returned to the Alameda, but this time nothing happened and, almost running, we entered the hospital."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Check the old paper mill on Alameda St.

    Trancers (1984)

  • We just turned down Alameda Corridor, heading south.

    Den of Thieves (2018)

  • Now that she is running for Alameda County Supervisor, she is telling the voters that.

    Blog text (5)

  • The Reuse People of Alameda County are running the facility under a contract with Waste Management of Alameda County.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

loma
vsalameda
12 9.8

A name used for several towns and places

is also used for streets, districts, and a specific city in California
embarcadero
vsalameda
9 9.3

A road along the water with shops and places to walk

is a more general place-name also applied to towns, streets, and districts
Eastlake
vsalameda
  • US
1 6.1

A name used for some towns or neighborhoods

is used more broadly, including streets and a notable city
encinal
vsalameda
1 9.9

A town or place name used in parts of the United States

is more general, also naming streets and districts beyond US towns
amparo
vsalameda
9.9

A town name in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries

is common in US and can also name streets or districts

Surface Forms

alameda main

Etymology

Many places called Alameda were named after the Spanish álamo 'poplar tree' because they began as streets or areas planted with poplars, and that is why towns, streets, and a city can be called Alameda.