Walnut Creek

city in W Calif., near Oakland: pop. 64,000

Origin: transl. of Sp Arroyo de los Nogales, Creek of the Walnuts, after the native black walnuts

See Walnut Creek in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of western California northeast of Oakland. It is an industrial center. Population: 63,700.

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