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.

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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)

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Sacramento Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

He was in West Sacramento, California, a lawyer heading to his job at a firm that handled property-loss cases for State Farm insurance.

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Adam waited out the winter, wandering up the river to Sacramento, ranging in the valley of the San Joaquin, and when the spring came Adam had no money.

From Literature

“Look out for a green four-wheeler,” a gruff voice said, when we were somewhere between Sacramento and Portland.

From Literature

The Little City was what we called the demons’ Sacramento, the provincial capital up to the north.

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

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