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alameda

1

[ al-uh-mey-duh ]

noun

  1. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a public walk shaded with trees.
  2. (in Latin America) a boulevard, park, or public garden having such a walk.


Alameda

2

[ al-uh-mee-duh, -mey- ]

noun

  1. a city in western California.

alameda

/ ˌæəˈɪə /

noun

  1. a public walk or promenade lined with trees, often poplars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alameda1

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Spanish, equivalent to á() “poplar” + -eda, from Latin -ŧٳܳ suffix denoting a grove or stand of trees; alamo
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Each town has its shady alameda, its plaza, and a court for playing pelota, a kind of tennis, the game of the province.

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His house, which is the corner one at the entrance of the alameda, commands a noble prospect of the bay, and is very large and magnificent. 

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Here you while away the time until it is cool enough for the alameda or public walk.

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The cavalcade of Southerners sweeps over the alamedas.

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At one end of this alameda stands the church, the only one in Ferrol. 

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