Folsom

¹ American  

[fohl-suhm] / ˈfoʊl səm /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a prehistoric North American cultural tradition extensive in the Great Plains about 11,000 years ago and typified by the use of the Folsom point.

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Folsom ² American  

[fohl-suhm] / ˈfoʊl səm /

noun

1. a town in central California.

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Etymology

Origin of Folsom

After Folsom, a village in NE New Mexico, near where remains typifying the culture were found in 1925

Example Sentences

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Folsom

The state’s license plates are made by prisoners at Folsom State Prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

That claim will be put to the test against one of California’s best teams next week, when Mission Viejo travels to Sacramento to play Folsom High.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

LLNL's target fabrication specialist Renee Posadas and Eric Folsom at the HED Science Center Technology Facility also contributed to the work.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Americans were buying their milk in stores now—which was why George Wood’s grandson, Grahame Wood, opened one in Folsom, Pa., in 1964.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Until his death in 1943, in fact, he avoided the subject of Folsom, except to remark that the site wasn’t conclusive proof that the Americas were inhabited during the Pleistocene.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann