Folsom

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proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounFolsom (countable and uncountable, plural Folsoms)

plural Folsoms

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Sacramento County, California, United States.

    In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

    2025 April 16, Andrew Stanton, “Bernie Sanders Rally Crowd Size Tops 30K in District Trump Won Three Times”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2025
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    Folsom, another well-known institution, opened in 1880. Between 1880 and 1933, when a facility for women was opened in Tehachapi, there was not a single new prison constructed. In 1952, the California Institution for Women opened and Tehachapi became a new prison for men. In all, between 1852 and 1955, nine prisons were constructed in California.

    2003, Angela Y. Davis, chapter 1, in Are Prisons Obsolete?, archived from the original on 19 May 2023, page 12
  3. countableuncountableA borough of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA village in Union County, New Mexico, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Potter County, Texas, United States.

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APA

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

MLA

“Folsom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Folsom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Folsom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Folsom.

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