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Oceanside

Oceanside

8 2.5
A city in San Diego County, California, by beaches and a historic pier
  • proper noun
  • /ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd/
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  • Rented this van from the spot called Van Craft in Oceanside, CA and am making my way up the coast.
  • Oceanside, California
  • Oceanside, Calif.
  • Oceanside, San Diego

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Examples

  • I came back this weekend to find Oceanside installing red light cameras on seemingly every major intersection in the city.

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  • Bus to Oceanside, Camp Pendleton, leaving in 5 minutes.

  • After 35 years without a ticket, I got two tickets in Oceanside, California about three weeks apart.

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  • I grew up in Oceanside, CA.

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  • Checked out the closest one an hour or so away along the coast in Oceanside.

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  • Bus leaving in 5 minutes for Oceanside and Camp Pendleton.

  • Sunny Day Tutoring Services, Oceanside, California.

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  • He wound up in Oceanside, a little north of San Diego.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • SPY is happy to announce that its elite team of surfers is now in the capable hands of Oceanside, CA local Chris Abad.

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  • The new hotel in Oceanside offers beautiful views of the beach.

Compounds

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The area right next to the ocean where it meets the shore

Surface Forms

Oceanside main

Morphology

Oceanside = ocean + side (transparent) = ocean + side

The place name is a direct compound of 'ocean' + 'side' and clearly denotes a location by the ocean.

Etymology

Oceanside is a simple English name made of ocean ('large sea') and side ('edge' or 'next to'). So, Oceanside means a place right by the sea, which helps explain why the city is known for its beaches and pier.