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Oaklands

Oaklands proper noun: a town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia. Also the plural of Oakland.

Proper noun (1)

Oaklands

  1. A town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the south-west of the city.
  3. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
  4. A village in Welwyn parish, Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2417).
  5. A neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Proper noun (2)

the Oaklands pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, informal, plural, plural-only) The Oakland Raiders.
    • In the wake of the Broncos’ triumph over the Chiefs, Coach Lou Saban said, “Get ready for Oakland. You’ve got to beat the Oaklands, the Kansas Citys, if you’re going to have a chance.”1970 October 6, William N. Wallace, “Unitas Long Pass No Hit With Coach”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • What really got me going was the Patriots beating the Oaklands out in Los Angeles, and how their 33-year-old general manager, Patrick Sullivan, yapped at the Raiders on the sidelines and earned himself a knock on the head from Matt Millen’s helmet.1986 January 17, George Vecsey, “Sports of the Times: Super Bowl Fever”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

Also used as

Oaklands is also the plural of Oakland.

Words formed from Oaklands

Questions about Oaklands

What does Oaklands mean?
Oaklands means a town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Oaklands?
Oaklands is a proper noun.

Words near Oaklands in the dictionary

  1. Oakland
  2. Oakland County
  3. Oakland Park
  4. Oaklander
  5. Oaklanders
  6. Oaklands
  7. Oaklands Junction
  8. Oakle Street
  9. oakleaf
  10. oakleaf hydrangea
  11. oakleaf hydrangeas

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