Meanings
- A town in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, in the south-west of the city.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
- A village in Welwyn parish, Welwyn Hatfield borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2417).
- A neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- historicalinformalpluralplural onlyAmerican footballThe Oakland Raiders.
The Oaklands committed four errors and countless other mental miscues as the Yanks swept the three-game series.
2007 August 1, Larry Brooks, “Summer of ‘77”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Feb 20212 more examples
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, →OCLCWhat 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
- pluralplural of Oakland
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