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Sacramento

Syllabification: (Sac·ra·men·to)
Pronunciation: /ˌsakrəˈmentō/
Definition of Sacramento
  • 1a river in northern California that rises near the border with Oregon and flows about 380 miles (611 km) south to San Francisco Bay.
  • 2the capital of California, situated on the Sacramento River, northeast of San Francisco; population 463,794 (est. 2008).

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