Sacramento

[ sak-ruh-men-toh ]

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noun

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.

Sacramento

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noun

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)

Sacramento

The capital of California , located in the northern part of the state.

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He plans to go for the glamour in Sacramento.

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Authorities say Tyler Yates, another inmate serving a life sentence at the Sacramento lockup, is also being investigated for his alleged involvement in two suspected homicides this year.

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Lee worked part of her residency at a community clinic serving Hmong in the Sacramento area.

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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.

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Bass described the possible layoffs as “a decision of absolute last resort,” traveling to Sacramento on Wednesday to seek state money to save the jobs.

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Sacramentarian Sacramento Mountains

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