San Francisco

[ san fruhn-sis-koh, fran- ]

noun

1. a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.

San Francisco

/ ˌsæn frænˈsɪskəʊ /

noun

1. a port in W California, situated around the Golden Gate: developed rapidly during the California gold rush; a major commercial centre and one of the world's finest harbours. Pop: 751 682 (2003 est)

San Francisco

1. A city in northern California .

Notes

A major West Coast intellectual center.

Also, a center of gay culture .

Known for its history of major earthquakes .

Site of the Golden Gate Bridge .

Other Words From

• San Fran·ciscan adjective noun

Example Sentences

Most of the schools surveyed were in the San Francisco Bay Area or Southern California, where the bulk of the state’s Muslim students are located.

From Los Angeles Times

The initiative received support in counties including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and all nine that make up the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Dozens of immigration advocates and labor leaders gathered outside the City Council chambers before Tuesday’s vote, calling on the council to pass the sanctuary city law, which is modeled after a 1989 San Francisco law.

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Last year, the task force and California Highway Patrol were deployed to San Francisco to help police and prosecutors tackle the city’s fentanyl crisis.

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His tour will wrap up back in California with a July 1 show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.

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