Sacramento

[sak-ruh-men-toh]

noun

1. a port in and the capital of California, in the central part, on the Sacramento River.

2. a river flowing S from N California to San Francisco Bay. 382 miles (615 km) long.

Sacramento

/ ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ /

noun

1. an inland port in N central California, capital of the state at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers: became a boom town in the gold rush of the 1850s. Pop: 445 335 (2003 est)

2. a river in N California, flowing generally south to San Francisco Bay. Length: 615 km (382 miles)

Sacramento

1. The capital of California, located in the northern part of the state.

Example Sentences

On the other end of the spectrum, Sacramento had the greatest gain at 7.5%, followed by Long Beach, which saw a 4% canopy increase.

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Austin Reaves did his best to keep the Lakers in the game, scoring 41 points one night after scoring a career-high 51 at Sacramento.

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Hamdi had attended the organization’s annual gala on Friday night in Sacramento and was scheduled to speak at an event in Florida on Sunday night.

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“Sacramento politicians rushed this costly election for partisan gain, and mistakes have been made,” she said Sunday evening.

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Kiley, who represented parts of the Sacramento suburbs and Lake Tahoe, is facing political uncertainty as California voters weigh whether to approve Proposition 50 on Nov. 4.

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