San Francisco en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/
- /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of São Francisco.
Meanings
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A major coastal city and county in California, United States.
The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).
2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2025:The company, with headquarters in both San Francisco and Esparto, focuses mainly on display fireworks for big productions instead of those for retail.
2025 July 4, “Human remains located after California fireworks warehouse explosion”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2026:
- The indigenous people of the city of the same name, also known as the Ramaytush.
- Any place or institution named after St. Francis.
- A municipality of Quezon, Philippines
Deriveds
San Franciscan · Frisco · City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco Mountains · San Fran · San Francisco Bay · SF · San Francisco Peaks
Relateds
Synonyms
San Fagcisco · SF · Bay City · The City by the Bay · Ramaytush (native people, native language) · Baghdad by the Bay · Yerba Buena · San Fransicko · Frisco · San Franfreako · The City That Knows How · San Fran · The City
Translations (61)
ga Cathair Naomh Phroinsias (city in California) · vi Xăng Phăng (city in California) · fi San Francisco (city in California) · ta ஸான்பிரான்சிஸ்கோ (city in California) · lv Sanfrancisko (city in California) · ru Сан-Франци́ско (city in California) · yue 三藩市 (city in California) · da San Francisco (city in California) · eu San Frantzisko (city in California) · ka სან-ფრანცისკო (city in California) · es San Francisco (city in California) · pt São Francisco (city in California) · uk Сан-Франци́ско (city in California) · ja シスコ (city in California) · yue 舊金山 /旧金山 (city in California) · cst rám̄ai (city in California) · cst Yelamu (city in California) · hy Սան Ֆրանցիսկո (city in California) · eo Sanfrancisko (city in California) · de San Francisco (city in California) · vi San Francisco (city in California) · bn সান ফ্রান্সিস্কো (city in California) · la Urbs Sancti Francisci (city in California) · mk Сан Франци́ско (city in California) · bg Сан Франци́ско (city in California) · cmn 聖弗朗西斯科 /圣弗朗西斯科 (city in California) · yi סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ (city in California) · sh San Francisko (city in California) · de San Franzisko (city in California) · haw Kapalakiko (city in California) · la Franciscopolis (city in California) · ar سَان فَرَانْسِيسْكُو (city in California) · ta சான்பிரான்சிஸ்கோ (city in California) · sv San Francisco (city in California) · ko 쌘프랜씨스코 (city in California) · ja 桑港 (city in California) · km សេនហ្វ្រេនស៊ីស្កូ (city in California) · el Σαν Φρανσίσκο (city in California) · xmf სან-ფრანცისკო (city in California) · ar سَان فَرَنْسِسْكُو (city in California) · ug سان فرانسىسكو (city in California) · sh Сан Франциско (city in California) · vi Cựu Kim Sơn (city in California) · cmn 舊金山 /旧金山 (city in California) · oj Sanfwansisko (city in California) · hi सैन फ़्रांसिस्को (city in California) · he סן פרנסיסקו (city in California) · ko 샌프란시스코 (city in California) · lt San Franciskas (city in California) · be Сан-Францы́ска (city in California) · ja サンフランシスコ (city in California) · fa سان فرانسیسکو (city in California) · th ซานฟรานซิสโก (city in California) · fr San Francisco (city in California) · my ဆန်ဖရန်စစ္စကို (city in California) · ar سَان فَرَانْسِسْكُو (city in California) · pl San Francisco (city in California) · cmn 三藩市 (city in California) · tl San Pransisko (city in California) · ko 산프란시스코 (city in California) · mr सॅन फ्रान्सिस्को (city in California)