Meanings
- One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Oakland.
Even with only 14.1 percent of the votes countywide counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, 92.16 percent of the 1,160 votes cast in the community northwest of Tracy near the Alameda County line favored incorporation.
2024 March 6, Dennis Wyatt, “Mountain House voters make it clear: SJ County getting 8th city”, in Manteca Bulletin, archived from the original on 05 Apr 20251 more example
The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).
2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025
Origin
Named after Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda.
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Alameda County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alameda%20County
“Alameda County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alameda%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alameda County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alameda%20County.
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