Oaks may refer to:
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Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...
trees or shrubs in the genus ''Quercus'' in the plant family Fagaceae
* Other trees not in genus ''Quercus'', see
Oak (disambiguation)
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' in the plant family Fagaceae.
Oak or OAK may also refer to:
Plants
*''Allocasuarina'', she-oak
**''Allocasuarina decaisneana'', desert oak
*''Casuarina'', she-oak
**''Casuarina glauca'', swamp ...
People
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Age Oks (known professionally as Agnes Oaks), Estonian ballerina
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Dallin D. Oaks, American linguistics professor
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Dallin H. Oaks
Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American religious leader and former jurist and academic who since 2018 has been the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ...
(born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader
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David Oaks, American executive director of MindFreedom International
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Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace
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Jeff Oaks, American poet
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Louis D. Oaks, American Chief of Police for Los Angeles
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Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland
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Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York
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Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Places
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Oaks mountain, in Algeria
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Oaks, Bell County, Kentucky
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Oaks explosion
The Oaks explosion, which happened at a coal mine in West Riding of Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England. A series of explosions caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Coll ...
at the Oaks Colliery, England. Worst mine explosion in England.
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Oaks, Missouri, US
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Oaks, North Carolina, US
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Oaks, Oklahoma, US
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Oaks, Pennsylvania, US
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Oaks, Shropshire, England
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Oaks, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
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Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...
, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race
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Kennedy Oaks
The Victoria Racing Club Oaks (known as the Kennedy Oaks for sponsorship reasons), is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racec ...
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Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
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Oaks (greyhounds)
The Oaks is an original classic greyhound competition, held at Perry Barr Stadium.
It was run at White City Stadium from 1927 until 1958, and gained classic status in September 1939, becoming the seventh classic race but due to the war it was su ...
, English greyhound race
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Oaks (Irish greyhounds)
The Oaks is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park.
First held at Harold's Cross in 1930, the event was unofficial until 1932. It is an original classic competition in the Irish racing greyhound racing calendar and was ...
, Irish greyhound race
*The Oaks, nickname of the
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team ( ro, Echipa națională de rugby a României) represents Romania in men's international rugby union competitions, nicknamed Stejarii (''The Oaks''), is long considered one of the stronger European teams out ...
*The Oaks, nickname of the sports teams at the former
Dondero High School
George A. Dondero High School (formerly Royal Oak High School) opened in 1927 in Royal Oak, Michigan in Greater Detroit. It was named after former Royal Oak School Board president and U.S. representative George A. Dondero. A part of the Royal Oa ...
in Royal Oak, Michigan
*Sports teams from Oakland, California:
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Oakland Oaks (PCL)
The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia. The team was named for the city and used th ...
a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League
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Oakland Oaks (ABL)
The Oakland Oaks were an American basketball team based in Oakland, California that was a member of the American Basketball League (1961–62). They played under this name in the 1962–1963 season, after having played as the San Francisco Saints ...
a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League
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Oakland Oaks (ABA)
The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association and the first West Coast basketball team to win a major professional championship. Formed in February 1967, the team played in the ABA during the 1967–68 and ...
a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association
Other uses
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Oaks Christian High School
Oaks Christian School (OCS) is a co-educational, college-preparatory, non-denominational Christian school serving grades 5–12. Oaks Christian School is located on in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California. The school was established i ...
in Westlake Village, California
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Oaks Amusement Park, a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, US
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The Oaks (TV series)
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The Oaks (band)
The Oaks (sometimes stylised as "The OaKs") are an American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida, created by singer-songwriter/guitarist Ryan Costello and drummer/percussionist Matthew Antolick. The band's sound contains elements of indie roc ...
, American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida
See also
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Oaks Park (London)
Oaks Park is a public park in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. It is bounded on the south by Croydon Lane (A2022), and on the east by Woodmansterne Road; smaller roads lie to west and north.
History
The park was substantially laid out ...
, which lent its name to the Epsom Oaks horse race
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Oaks Park (stadium)
Oaks Park, formally known as the Oakland Baseball Park, and at times nicknamed Emeryville Park, was a baseball stadium in Emeryville, California. It was primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Oakland Oaks baseball team in t ...
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Oak (disambiguation)
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' in the plant family Fagaceae.
Oak or OAK may also refer to:
Plants
*''Allocasuarina'', she-oak
**''Allocasuarina decaisneana'', desert oak
*''Casuarina'', she-oak
**''Casuarina glauca'', swamp ...
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The Oaks (disambiguation) The Oaks may refer to:
Places Australia
* The Oaks, New South Wales, a small town near Sydney
United Kingdom
* The Oaks, Ascot, an 18th-century country mansion later renamed the Royal Berkshire
* The Oaks railway station, Bromley Cross, ...
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Thousand Oaks (disambiguation)
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