San Francisco

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of São Francisco.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/, /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

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San Francisco

1. A major coastal city and county in California, United States, formerly Yerba Buena (pre-1847).
   • 2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 June 2025:

     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 July 4, “Human remains located after California fireworks warehouse explosion”, in CNN‎^[2], sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 28 January 2026:

     The company, with headquarters in both San Francisco and Esparto, focuses mainly on display fireworks for big productions instead of those for retail.

2. The indigenous people of the city of the same name, also known as the Ramaytush.
3. Any place or institution named after St. Francis.

• (city): SF, San Fran, Frisco, Baghdad by the Bay, San Fagcisco, San Fransicko, San Franfreako, The City (Northern CA and Western NV only), Bay City, The City by the Bay, The City That Knows How (dated)
• (native people, native language): Ramaytush

• Golden Gate Bridge

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco, named after Saint Francis of Assisi.

San Francisco

1. a municipality of Cebu, Philippines
   • 2017 — Wenceslao, Bong, Super Blowout: Pinaskohan sa Frat Men (16 December), SuperBalita

     Sa kasamtangan, matod ni Cui, aduna sila’y 50 ka aktibo nga mga miyembro nga naa sa lainlaing mga lugar sama sa mga lungsod sa Barili, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Francisco, Cebu; ug Merida sa Leyte ingon man sa mga siyudad sa Sugbo ug Danao, Cebu; Cagayan de Oro; San Carlos, Negros Occidental; ug Ormoc, Leyte.

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2. Saint Francis
3. San Francisco, California
   • 2017 — Wenceslao, Bong, Super Blowout: Pinaskohan sa Frat Men (16 December), SuperBalita

     Aduna usab sila’y mga miyembro nga atua na manarbaho sa San Francisco, California, USA; Dubai, United Arab Emirates ug ubang bahin sa Middle East; New Zealand; Canada; England; ug Ireland.

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• San-Francisco (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sis.ko/

San Francisco f

1. San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

   Meronym: Tenderloin

• San Franzisko (archaic)

• IPA^(key): /san fʁanˈtsɪsko/, /zan .../, (Anglicized, now quite common) /sɛn fɹɛnˈsɪsko/

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San Francisco n (proper noun, genitive San Franciscos or (optionally with an article) San Francisco)

1. San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

Borrowed from English San Francisco, from Spanish San Francisco.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsan franˈsis.kɔ/

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San Francisco n (indeclinable)

1. San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

• San Francisco in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• San Francisco in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /ˌsan fɾanˈθisko/ [ˌsãɱ fɾãn̟ˈθis.ko] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˌsan fɾanˈsisko/ [ˌsãɱ fɾãnˈsis.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: San Fran‧cis‧co

San Francisco m

1. Saint Francis
2. places named after Saint Francis:
3. San Francisco

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco, named after Saint Francis of Assisi.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsan fɾanˈsisko/ [ˌsam fɾɐn̪ˈsis.ko]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˌsan pɾanˈsisko/ [ˌsam pɾɐn̪ˈsis.ko]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Syllabification: San Fran‧cis‧co

San Francisco (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. San Francisco (a city in California, United States)
2. San Francisco (a city in Quezon, Philippines; former name: Aurora)
3. a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines