Sacramento

[ sak-ruh-men-toh ]

/ ˌsæk rəˈmɛn toʊ /

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noun

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

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

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Words nearby Sacramento

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How to use Sacramento in a sentence

In that time, Sacramento has been led by 10 head coaches, finished fourth or worse in the Pacific Division 11 times and missed the playoffs in 14 consecutive seasons.
De’Aaron Fox Isn’t An All-Star, But He’s Taken The Leap|James L. Jackson|February 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
This form of “entertainment” has turned into a billion-dollar industry since Limbaugh’s radio stardom took root in 1980s Sacramento.
Ten omissions from Fox Nation’s remembrance of Rush Limbaugh|Erik Wemple|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Graduate school was the next step, then the ticket sales job in Sacramento, where Nichols promised herself she wouldn’t stay in the department long.
From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the G League’s second female GM|Ava Wallace|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
Ferlazzo teaches English and social studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento.
Teacher: What’s missing from calls for summer school to stem ‘learning loss’|Valerie Strauss|January 26, 2021|Washington Post

Baird announced Sacramento will enter the league in 2022, increasing the number of teams to 12.
Abby Dahlkemper set to become the latest USWNT star to leave NWSL for England|Steven Goff|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
One of the Sacramento arm wrestlers does pull ups in the wilderness, using tree branches as a pull up bar.
This Arm Wrestling Reality Show Will Make You Beg for Mercy|Kevin Fallon|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They had been riding their bicycles across the country from Sacramento, California for the past 15 months.
D.C. Protesters Battle Over Obama’s Syria Response|Ben Jacobs|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then the two shared small talk about how Nancy Reagan was “such a pretty girl” and Sacramento is a “miserable city.”
Inside the New Nixon Watergate Tapes|The Daily Beast Video|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We might prefer to read, as a comment on the crisis, an account of life in a Bakken shale “man camp” or a Sacramento Hooverville.
Too Soon to Write: Choire Sicha’s ‘Very Recent History’|Stefan Beck|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From there, the Madsen story spidered out to Die Welt, the Sacramento Bee, Corriere Della Sera, and countless others.
NSA Nutjob: Anatomy of a Fake ‘Observer’ Story|Michael Moynihan|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then I'll take you to Sacramento with me next year—I'm a senator this term—as my private secretary, and you'll learn a lot.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Here they got on board of a flat-boat, and went to Sacramento City, where they lived in a tent for many months.
The Nursery, August 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 2|Various
His business, he wrote, would detain him in Sacramento some days longer.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte
An upright piano, brought from Sacramento, occupied the corner of the parlor.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte
There isn't one nearer here than Sacramento; but I reckon we could get a small one by Thursday.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for Sacramento

Sacramento

/ (ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ) /

noun

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)

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

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Cultural definitions for Sacramento

Sacramento

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