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Sacramento definition

Sac·ra·mento (sak′rə men′tō)

  1. river in central Calif., flowing south into an E arm of San Francisco Bay: c. 400 mi (644 km)
  2. capital of Calif., on this river: pop. 407,000

Etymology: Sp, sacrament

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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