Sacramento
a port in and the capital of California, in the central part, on the Sacramento River.
a river flowing S from N California to San Francisco Bay. 382 miles (615 km) long.
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How to use Sacramento in a sentence
He roped a puma up on th' Sacramentos, an' didn't punch no more fer three weeks.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward MulfordThe Sacramentos, as all men knew, lay but a hundred miles or so distant by wagon trail.
Heart's Desire | Emerson HoughNo hizo testamento, recibio los sacramentos, enterose en Santo Domingo el Antiguo.
Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital | Hannah Lynch
British Dictionary definitions for Sacramento
/ (ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ) /
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)
a river in N California, flowing generally south to San Francisco Bay. Length: 615 km (382 miles)
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Cultural definitions for Sacramento
The capital of California, located in the northern part of the state.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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