Sacramento

American  

[sak-ruh-men-toh] / ˌsæk rəˈmɛn toʊ /

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.

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Sacramento British  

/ 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)

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Sacramento Cultural  

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

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Sacramento

Hydraulic mining was in effect outlawed in 1884 — by a court order, not legislation — but by then the environmental devastation it had unleashed in the Sacramento Valley was inescapable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The fragile detente faced its first test in Saronic’s planned large shipyard, code-named Project Gondor, along the Sacramento River on California Forever’s land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

In July 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, under whose aegis the Central Pacific Railroad would lay track east from Sacramento and the Union Pacific west from the Missouri River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Lakers duo linked up on the very first play against the Sacramento Kings, with Reaves passing to Doncic as he cut to the basket before scoring while being fouled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

When I was a boy the white summer sun of Sacramento would darken me so, my T-shirt would seem bleached against my slender dark arms.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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