seaport in W Calif., on San Francisco Bay, opposite San Francisco: pop. 399,000
See Oakland in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ōkˈlənd)
A city of western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco. Founded on a site settled by Spanish colonists in 1820, it is a port and rail terminus connected with other communities in the Bay Area by bridge, tunnel, and rapid transit. Population: 397,000.