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San Francisco

proper noun

  1. city and county in northern California, USA
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/ / /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of São Francisco.

  1. A major coastal city and county in California, United States.

    The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).

    The company, with headquarters in both San Francisco and Esparto, focuses mainly on display fireworks for big productions instead of those for retail.

  2. The indigenous people of the city of the same name, also known as the Ramaytush.
  3. Any place or institution named after St. Francis.
  4. A municipality of Quezon, Philippines