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Placer County

/ˈplæsəɹ ˈkaʊnti/

Placer County proper noun: one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Auburn.

Proper noun

Placer County

  1. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Auburn.
    • "It's important for those on these e-bicycles to ride with the flow of traffic, not into oncoming traffic, that they do need to obey the normal rules of the road," Elise Soviar, spokesperson for Placer County Sheriff's Office, said.2025 October 9, Denzen Cortez, “Placer County enforces e-bike and e-motorcycle regulations to curb reckless riding”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025

Origin of Placer County

From placer (Etymology 3), referring to an activity known as placer mining.

Questions about Placer County

What does Placer County mean?
Placer County means one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Auburn.
What part of speech is Placer County?
Placer County is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Placer County?
Placer County is pronounced /ˈplæsəɹ ˈkaʊnti/.

Words near Placer County in the dictionary

  1. placentotrophic
  2. placentotrophy
  3. placepot
  4. placepots
  5. placer
  6. Placer County
  7. Placeres
  8. Placereses
  9. placers
  10. Placerville
  11. places

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