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

Unlike San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch, who said recently that he expected Jimmy Garoppolo to be the team’s starting quarterback this year, the Seahawks don’t need to do the same.

From Washington Post

Located on the island of Madagascar, the project is a collaboration between San Francisco-based architecture firm Studio Mortazavi and Thinking Huts, a nonprofit whose mission is to increase global access to education through 3D printing.

From Singularity Hub 

A subordinate is accused of having received a bribe in an unorthodox property transfer of a multimillion-dollar house in a wealthy suburb of San Francisco.

From ProPublica

In October, Verily halted its testing program in San Francisco.

From Washington Post

“Our community is hurting,” said Kevin Chan, owner of Golden Gate Fortune Cookie, which has been a stop for the San Francisco patrol.

From Washington Post

San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.

From The Daily Beast

And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.

From The Daily Beast

Lynchburg is a six-month-old German sausage and ale house in the heart of Panama's San Francisco neighborhood.

From The Daily Beast

In my case this meant a journey to Sunnyvale, California, down near the southern end of San Francisco Bay.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, income disparity has increased in San Francisco more than any other city in the country.

From The Daily Beast

For at least ten years previous to 1901, San Francisco had enjoyed a period of not only decent but honorable government.

From Project Gutenberg

There I deal direct with the San Francisco buyers—and in this launch; it serves me very well as an office.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of the windows made a brave display that would not have disgraced San Francisco.

From Project Gutenberg

Her mother—Mrs. Leslie—belongs to one of the old San Francisco families, and had always known my mother.

From Project Gutenberg

"I suppose you met all sorts of interesting Johnnies in that beloved San Francisco of yours," he said, abruptly.

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