San Francisco

[san fruhn-sis-koh, fran-]

noun

1. a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.

San Francisco

/ ˌsæn frænˈsɪskəʊ /

noun

1. a port in W California, situated around the Golden Gate: developed rapidly during the California gold rush; a major commercial centre and one of the world's finest harbours. Pop: 751 682 (2003 est)

San Francisco

1. A city in northern California.

A major West Coast intellectual center.

Also, a center of gay culture.

Known for its history of major earthquakes.

Site of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Other Word Forms

• San Franciscan adjective

Example Sentences

Its 800 Cesar Chavez project on San Francisco’s waterfront converted an aging warehouse into a large electric-vehicle charging and maintenance facility.

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So I went to San Francisco, to the top of this hotel.

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The San Francisco company now offers a la carte shopping—a departure from its traditional, stylist-curated subscription-box service—and gives customers more options on the number of items that are in a box, as examples.

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Waymo, which has offered rides in Los Angeles since November, expanded its service area in the city and in San Francisco this summer.

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While working as a pediatrician at the University of California, San Francisco medical center in the early 2010s, Chan spent a lot of time with the families of children suffering from rare diseases.

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