- 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)
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San Fran•cis•co
(san′ frən sis′kō, fran-),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906;
United Nations Conference 1945. 678,974.
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San Francisco /ˌsæn frænˈsɪskəʊ/ n
'San Francisco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alcatraz
- Berkeley
- Bunin
- Gable
- Golden Gate
- Humphreys Peak
- Oakland
- Palo Alto
- population
- Sacramento
- San Franciscan
- San Francisco Bay
- Silicon Valley
- Tlaxcala
- Albany
- allies
- Barbary Coast
- bicoastal
- Burlingame
- Castro Valley
- colemanite
- concord
- Costanoan
- Daly City
- down
- East Palo Alto
- economy
- El Cerrito
- embarcadero
- ethnic
- felucca
- Fremont
- Frisco
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Haight-Ashbury
- Hawaiian Islands
- hitch
- immediately
- Mare Island
- Menlo Park
- Millbrae
- Mill Valley
- Miwok
- Mountain View
- Novato
- overland mail
- Pacifica
- Petaluma
- Pleasant Hill
- Richmond