English Explanatory Dictionary

San Francisco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/ /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/ En-us-San Francisco.oga

Word forms

San Francisco

Etymology

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

Synonyms

SF San Fran Frisco Baghdad by the Bay San Fagcisco San Fransicko San Franfreako The City Bay City The City by the Bay The City That Knows How Yerba Buena Ramaytush

Related words

Golden Gate Bridge

Derived words

City and County of San Francisco Frisco San Fran San Franciscan San Francisco Bay San Francisco Mountains San Francisco Peaks SF
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