Noun: San Francisco ,san fran'sis-kow
- A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centres; it has one of the world's finest harbours; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
- Frisco [US, informal]
Derived forms: San Francisco
Type of: city, metropolis, point of entry, port of entry, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: CA, Calif., California, Golden State
Encyclopedia: San Francisco, Panama