Bay Area

A form of San Francisco Bay Area — A region of California, United States The nine or twelve counties surrounding the city of San Francisco.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Bay Area
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of San Francisco Bay Area: a geographic region of California, United States.

    But the radio warned us to stay away from the Bay Area. From San Jose up through San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, there is chaos.

    1993, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 232

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
san francisco bay area

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 灣區 /湾区
  • 灣區 /湾区 (wānqū)geographical region
Spanish Área de la Bahía
  • Área de la Bahíageographical region
Cite this entry
APA

Bay Area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bay%20Area

MLA

“Bay Area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bay%20Area. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bay Area,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bay%20Area.

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