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Novato

American  
[nuh-vah-toh] / nəˈvɑ toʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W California, N of San Francisco.


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A circular house overlooking Highway 101 in Novato, Calif., is on the market for the first time ever.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Hennessy Funds is based in Novato, Calif., and manages about $4.3 billion in client assets.

From MarketWatch Feb. 19, 2026

For $950,000: A Craftsman-style cottage in Los Angeles, a three-bedroom apartment in San Francisco and a midcentury ranch in Novato.

From New York Times Dec. 20, 2022

“It’s a mess,” says Judith Campisi, a cell biologist at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California.

From Nature May 12, 2020

Lieutenant Martinez, a corporal, and two men found him in the Canyada de Novato, above San Rafael.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by George Wharton James

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