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

“Their level of execution was on another level from anyone we’ve played,” Folsom coach Mike Wall said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Damien 48, St. John Bosco 41: Elijah Smith scored 20 points and Eli Garner had 16 points to help the Spartans advance to Friday’s Division I championship game against Folsom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Andrew Grant had just finished an afternoon of door-knocking in his uphill bid for Congress when he decided to drop by the Muslim community center in Folsom.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Dance specialists Kate Folsom and Juliana Mascelli followed suit, leaving the NEA without an active dance division.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

After inspecting the site itself—a wet, peaty bank strikingly unlike the sere desert home of Folsom and Clovis—the archaeologists ended up at a dimly lighted cantina with the appropriate name of La Caverna.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann