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Oaklyn

Oaklyn proper noun: a borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Proper noun (1)

Oaklyn

  1. A borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
    • Schoolrooms are shutting down for the summer in South Jersey, and swimming suits are being dragged out of attic trunks, fishing poles resurrected from the cellars. But there is one schoolyard near Camden for which many of its vacationing pupils will long—the Clinton Street School in suburban...1952 June 1, “School Offers Aid to Retarded Child […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Even before New Jersey's first horse-meat market opened in Oaklyn last week, the Orange Public Library had a book of recipes for horse meat.1973 April 30, Joan [Riddell] Cook, “Consumers, in Protest, Mailing Tapes From Supermarket Registers to Nixon”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Proper noun (2)

Oaklyn

  1. A unisex given name.
    • Oaklyn Saige Selph finally arrived at 8:20pm Halloween night. She is the couple's third child.2017 November 5, Valerie Siebert, “Not so serious! Tennessee doctor gains online fame after delivering a baby girl on Halloween night while dressed as THE JOKER”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media...
    • Carly and Beau Drinkman, Eau Claire, son, Oaklyn Beau Drinkman, Dec. 31.2019 January 13, “[Births] At Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire”, in Leader-Telegram, volume 48, number 216, Eau Claire, Wis., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5E, column 5

Examples of Oaklyn in a sentence

  • But there is one schoolyard near Camden for which many of its vacationing pupils will long—the Clinton Street School in suburban Oaklyn.1952 June 1, “School Offers Aid to Retarded Child […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
  • Prosecutors said that when Patrolman Charles Antrilli confronted the three suspects in Oaklyn, N.J., they were armed with rifles, shotguns, handguns, knives, swords and 2,000 rounds of ammunition.2003 July 8, John J. Goldman, “Teens’ Arrests Echo Columbine”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications...
  • Single mother Megan Foster, 28, from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, decided to move her daughter Oaklyn from her crib to a bed after her second birthday.2021 December 1, Lizzie May, “Sleeping cutie! Mother films her toddler asleep in funny positions as the two-year-old moves from a crib to a...
  • Webster's young daughter Oaklyn was in another room of the house at the time of the horrific killing, a criminal complaint obtained by KVII has revealed.2022 August 31, Jack Newman, “Ex-lover is accused of murdering Texas teacher, 36, then leaving her lifeless bullet-riddled body in the...

Origin of Oaklyn

Originally Oakland the Beautiful, for the many trees in the area. Renamed to Oaklyn in 1894 to avoid confusion with another Oakland in North Jersey.

A variant of Oakley with -lyn.

Questions about Oaklyn

What does Oaklyn mean?
Oaklyn means a borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
How do you use Oaklyn in a sentence?
But there is one schoolyard near Camden for which many of its vacationing pupils will long—the Clinton Street School in suburban Oaklyn.
What part of speech is Oaklyn?
Oaklyn is a proper noun.

Words near Oaklyn in the dictionary

  1. oaklets
  2. Oakley
  3. oaklike
  4. oakling
  5. oaklings
  6. Oaklyn
  7. Oakman
  8. Oakmere
  9. Oakmont
  10. oakmoss
  11. oakmosses

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