Alameda

//ˌæləˈmeɪdə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A municipality of Málaga, Spain.
  2. 2
    Numerous place in the United States:; A city in Alameda County, California.

    "The bloom was detected in late July in the Oakland and Alameda areas, and dead fish have since washed ashore in the bay as well as at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, California fish and wildlife department spokesperson Jordan Traverso said."

  3. 3
    Numerous place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
  4. 4
    Numerous place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida.
  5. 5
    Numerous place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, apparently named for a cottonwood grove.
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  1. 6
    Numerous place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
  2. 7
    A small town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Noun
  1. 1
    A tree-lined avenue in Spain or Portugal.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish alameda.

Etymology 2

From Spanish alameda (“avenue lined with poplars”).

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