San Francisco
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San Francisco
- /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/
- /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of São Francisco.
proper noun
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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).
Similar: 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
- The indigenous people of the city of the same name, also known as the Ramaytush.
- Any place or institution named after St. Francis.
- A municipality of Quezon, Philippines
Translations
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name city in California
| Español | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샌프란시스코 Saenpeuransiseuko, 산프란시스코 Sanpeuransiseuko |
| 日本語 | サンフランシスコ Sanfuranshisuko, シスコ Shisuko, 桑港 Sōkō |
| 中文 | 舊金山 /旧金山 Jiùjīnshān, 聖弗朗西斯科 /圣弗朗西斯科 Shèngfúlǎngxīsīkē, 三藩市 Sānfānshì |
| हिन्दी | सैन फ़्रांसिस्को sain frānsisko |
| Português | São Francisco |
| Français | San Francisco |
| Deutsch | San Francisco, San Franzisko |
| Ελληνικά | Σαν Φρανσίσκο San Fransísko |
| Русский | Сан-Франци́ско San-Francísko |
| Tiếng Việt | San Francisco, Xăng Phăng, Cựu Kim Sơn |
| العربية | سَان فَرَانْسِسْكُو san faransiskū, سَان فَرَانْسِيسْكُو san faransiskū, سَان فَرَنْسِسْكُو san faransiskū |
| עברית | סן פרנסיסקו san fransisko |
Talk about this word "San Francisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/san%20francisco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. San Francisco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/san%20francisco "San Francisco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/san%20francisco.Cite this
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title = {San Francisco},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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