Sacramento

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US/ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/US/ˌsækɹəˈmɛnoʊ/UK/ˌsækɹəˈmɛntəʊ/

proper noun

The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

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SacSactownSacratomatoSactoBig TomatoCamellia CityRiver CitySacramento River
OriginSpanish sacramento →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

    Police on Monday said they have arrested one man who is a suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people and wounded 12 others.

    2022 April 4, Susannah Cullinane, Holly Yan, Stella Chan and Cheri Mossburg, “All 6 victims killed in the Sacramento mass shooting are identified as police arrest a suspect”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2022

    Synonyms: Sac, Sactown, Sacratomato, Sacto, Big Tomato, Camellia City, River City

  2. metonymicallyThe Californian government.
  3. A major river in northern California.

    Synonyms: Sacramento River

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

Similar
SacSactownSacratomatoSactoBig TomatoCamellia CityRiver City

proper nounA major river in northern California.

Similar
Sacramento River

Origin

  1. Spanishsacramento
  2. Spanishsacramento
  3. EnglishSacramento

Borrowed from Spanish sacramento (“sacrament”).

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Translations

Arabic سَكْرَامِنْتُو, سَكْرَامِنْتُو
  • سَكْرَامِنْتُو (sakrāmentū)Sacramento, the capital city of California
  • سَكْرَامِنْتُو (sakrāmintū)Sacramento, the capital city of California
  • ساكرامنتو (sākrāmintū)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Chinese Mandarin 薩克拉門托 /萨克拉门托
  • 薩克拉門托 /萨克拉门托 (Sàkèlāméntuō)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Danish Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Dutch Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Finnish Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
French Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Greek Σακραμέντο
  • Σακραμέντο (Sakraménto)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Hebrew סקרמנטו, סאקרמנטו
  • סקרמנטוSacramento, the capital city of California
  • סאקרמנטוSacramento, the capital city of California
Italian Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Japanese サクラメント
  • サクラメント (Sakuramento)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Latin Sacrāmentum
  • SacrāmentumSacramento, the capital city of California
Lithuanian Sakramentas
  • SakramentasSacramento, the capital city of California
Portuguese Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Russian Сакраменто
  • Сакраменто (Sakramento)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Spanish Sacramento
  • SacramentoSacramento, the capital city of California
Thai แซคราเมนโต
  • แซคราเมนโต (sɛɛ-kraa-men-dtôo)Sacramento, the capital city of California
Ukrainian Сакраменто
  • Сакраменто (Sakramento)Sacramento, the capital city of California

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sacramento

Sorrentomementobentodivertimentolentomentodento-pentimento
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Anagrams

estramacon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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