San Francisco

See also: San-Francisco

English

San Francisco

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

San Francisco

1. A major coastal city in California of over 800,000 widely known for its unique culture, architecture, and LGBT population; formerly Yerba Buena (pre-1847).
2. The extinct culture of the city of the same name also known as the Ramaytush.
3. Any place or institution named after St. Francis.

Synonyms

• (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

Derived terms

• City and County of San Francisco
• San Franciscan
• SF, San Fran, Frisco

Translations

San Francisco, California city

• Arabic: سَان فَرَانْسِسْكُو‎ m (san faransiskū), سَان فَرَانْسِيسْكُو‎ m (san faransiskū), سَان فَرَنْسِسْكُو‎ m (san faransiskū)
• Armenian: Սան Ֆրանցիսկո (San Francʿisko)
• Basque: San Frantzisko
• Belarusian: Сан-Францы́ска m (San-Francýska)
• Bengali: সান ফ্রান্সিস্কো (san phransiskō)
• Bulgarian: Сан Франци́ско (San Francísko)
• Burmese: ဆန်ဖရန်စစ္စကို (hcanhpa.rancacca.kui)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 舊金山／旧金山 (gau⁶ gam¹ saan¹), 三藩市 (saam¹ faan⁴ si⁵)

  Mandarin: 舊金山／旧金山 (zh) (Jiùjīnshān), 聖弗朗西斯科／圣弗朗西斯科 (zh) (Shèngfúlǎngxīsīkē), 三藩市 (zh) (Sānfānshì)

• Danish: San Francisco
• Esperanto: Sanfrancisko
• Finnish: San Francisco (fi)
• French: San Francisco (fr) f
• Georgian: სან-ფრანცისკო (san-prancisḳo)
• German: San Francisco (de) n, San Franzisko
• Greek: Σαν Φρανσίσκο n (San Fransísko)
• Hawaiian: Kapalakiko
• Hebrew: סן פרנסיסקו‎ m (san fransisko)
• Hindi: सैन फ़्रांसिस्को (sain frānsisko)
• Irish: Cathair Naomh Phroinsias
• Japanese: サンフランシスコ (Sanfuranshisuko), (abbreviation) シスコ (Shisuko), (old or rare) 桑港 (ja) (Sōkō)
• Khmer: សេនហ្វ្រេនស៊ីស្កូ (seenfreensiiskou)
• Korean: 샌프란시스코 (ko) (Saenpeuransiseuko), 산프란시스코 (Sanpeuransiseuko), 쌘프랜씨스코 (ko) (Ssaenpeuraenssiseuko) (North Korea)
• Latin: Franciscopolis f, Urbs Sancti Francisci
• Latvian: Sanfrancisko
• Lithuanian: San Franciskas
• Macedonian: Сан Франци́ско m (San Francísko)
• Marathi: सॅन फ्रान्सिस्को n (sĕn phrānsisko)
• Northern Ohlone: Yelamu, rám̄ai
• Persian: سان فرانسیسکو‎ (sân frânsisko)
• Polish: San Francisco (pl) n
• Portuguese: São Francisco (pt)
• Russian: Сан-Франци́ско (ru) m (San-Francísko)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Сан Франциско m

  Roman: San Francisko m

• Spanish: San Francisco m
• Swedish: San Francisco
• Tagalog: San Pransisko
• Tamil: சான்பிரான்சிஸ்கோ (cāṉpirāṉciskō), ஸான்பிரான்சிஸ்கோ (sāṉpirāṉciskō)
• Thai: ซานฟรานซิสโก (saanfraansítgoh)
• Ukrainian: Сан-Франци́ско m (San-Francýsko)
• Uyghur: سان فرانسىسكو‎ (san fransisko)
• Vietnamese: San Francisco, Xăng Phăng (informal), Cựu Kim Sơn (dated)
• Yiddish: סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ‎ (san frantsisko)

See also

• Golden Gate Bridge

Cebuano

Proper noun

San Francisco

1. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
2. Saint Francis
3. San Francisco, California

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:San Francisco.

French

Alternative forms

• San-Francisco (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sis.ko/

Proper noun

San Francisco f

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

   Meronym: Tenderloin

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English San Francisco, from Spanish San Francisco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /san franˈsis.kɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iskɔ

Proper noun

San Francisco n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

San Francisco m

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