Alameda
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Alameda is a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 word that means "A place full of poplars", and may refer to:

Colleges and universities

  • College of Alameda
    College of Alameda
    College of Alameda is a two-year community college located in Alameda, California.The college is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened in 1968. The college has been located at its campus at Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street since 1970...

    , a two-year community college located in Alameda, California, in the United States

Music

  • "Alameda", a track from singer-songwriter Elliott Smith's 1997 album Either/Or
    Either/Or (album)
    Either/Or is the name of the third album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. The album was released on Kill Rock Stars on February 25, 1997 on compact disc and vinyl LP....


Places

  • Alameda, California
    Alameda, California
    Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...

    , city in Alameda County, California, in the United States
  • Alameda, Kern County, California
    Alameda, Kern County, California
    Alameda is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located south of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 331 feet ....

    , community in Kern County, California
  • Alameda (Miami), a neighborhood in the city of Miami, Florida
  • Alameda, Idaho
    Alameda, Idaho
    Alameda was a city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States. Alameda was established as a village in 1924 at the consolidation of the villages of Fairview and North Pocatello which were platted on the northern boundary of the town of Pocatello in 1911 and 1914 respectively...

    , former city in Idaho in the United States, established in 1924 and consolidated with Pocatello in 1962
  • Alameda, Málaga, town and municipality in the province of Málaga in Spain
  • Alameda, New Mexico, village in New Mexico in the United States
  • Alameda, Portland, Oregon
    Alameda, Portland, Oregon
    Alameda is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States that is located on the Alameda Ridge with views of Downtown, the Willamette River, and the Cascades. Northeast Fremont Street is the neighborhood’s main east-west thoroughfare and NE 33rd, its main north-south thoroughfare, makes up its...

    , neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, in the United States
  • Alameda, Saskatchewan
    Alameda, Saskatchewan
    -See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan* List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks-References:* Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...

    , town in Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Alameda Dam
      Alameda Dam
      The Alameda Dam is an embankment dam located near Alameda, and Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was constructed in 1994 to control flows on the Moose Mountain Creek, and Souris River. It provides flood protection and irrigation for this area of Saskatchewan, along with protection for Minot, North...

      , dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan
  • Alameda Central (disambiguation), the name of central parks in many Latin American cities
  • Alameda County, California
    Alameda County, California
    Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...

    , county in the state of California in the United States
  • Naval Air Station Alameda
    Naval Air Station Alameda
    Naval Air Station Alameda was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay.NAS Alameda had two runways: 07-25 and 13-31...

    , former United States navy base that operated from 1936 to 1997
  • Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, a botanical garden in Gibraltar also called La Alameda Gardens
  • La Alameda
    La Alameda, Seville
    The Alameda de Hércules , or simply La Alameda, is a square in Seville, southern Spain. It was in origin a promenaded public garden built in 1574, named after the eight rows of white poplars trees that fill its central part...

    , a neighbourhood in Seville in Spain

Publishers

  • The Alameda Newspaper Group (ANG Newspapers
    ANG Newspapers
    Bay Area News Group is the largest newspaper publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area and has corporate headquarters based in San Ramon, California with publications offices in San Jose and Walnut Creek, although the Walnut Creek location is scheduled to be closed under a 2011 restructuring.BANG...

    ), publisher of several newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area in California in the United States

Ships

  • USS Alameda
    USS Alameda
    USS Alameda has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Alameda , the proposed designation for a motorboat considered for naval use in 1917 but never acquired by the Navy...

    , the name of various United States Navy ships
  • Local ferry systems like:
    • The Alameda / Oakland Ferry
    • The Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry
      Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry
      Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry is a public transportation service that uses a ferry and operates in Alameda, California and San Francisco, California. Providing weekday rush-hour service, the ferry runs from Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda's Bay Farm Island area to the Ferry Building in San...


Streets

  • The Alameda (San José), a major arterial between downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California
  • Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile's main avenue, popularly known as Alameda
  • The Alameda (Baltimore), a street in North Baltimore, Maryland that runs between Ramblewood and Waverly
  • California State Route 47
    California State Route 47
    State Route 47 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting Terminal Island to the mainland in the Los Angeles area. From its south end at I-110 in San Pedro, it heads east across the Vincent Thomas Bridge to the island and the end of state maintenance...

     (Alameda Street), a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California

Alameda Ave, Toronto, runs north/south between Vaughn Road and Eglington Ave.

Transit

  • Alameda (RTD)
    Alameda (RTD)
    Alameda is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, D, E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on October 8, 1994, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District....

    , a transit station in Denver, Colorado, in the United States
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