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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


Example Sentences

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And, in dozens of markets, including San Diego and Sacramento, Nexstar would own multiple TV network affiliates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On April 8, he didn’t attend a gubernatorial forum in Sacramento.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

On Tuesday of last week, Swalwell bounded onto the stage at a Sacramento town hall, hugging attendees in the standing room only crowd as “California” by Phantom Planet played.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass and union leaders would lobby the state government in Sacramento for more money.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

For oats, he ladled out carefully measured portions of a fine white variety grown in the Sacramento Valley.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand