SAN FRANCISCO
Dictionary entry overview: What does San Francisco mean?
• SAN FRANCISCO (noun)
The noun SAN FRANCISCO has 1 sense:
1. a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
Familiarity information: SAN FRANCISCO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SAN FRANCISCO (noun)
Meaning:
A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
Meronyms (parts of "San Francisco"):
Golden Gate Bridge (a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate)
Nob Hill (a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco)
San Francisco Bay (a bay of the Pacific in western California)
Holonyms ("San Francisco" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
