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São Francisco

/ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

São Francisco proper noun: a river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil.

Proper noun

São Francisco

  1. A river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil.

Origin of São Francisco

From Portuguese São Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of San Francisco.

Questions about São Francisco

What does São Francisco mean?
São Francisco means a river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil.
What part of speech is São Francisco?
São Francisco is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce São Francisco?
São Francisco is pronounced /ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/.

Words near São Francisco in the dictionary

  1. Sântimbru
  2. Sântămăria-Orlea
  3. Sânzieni
  4. Sârbi
  5. São Filipe
  6. São Francisco
  7. São Gabriel da Cachoeira
  8. São Gonçalo
  9. São João dos Angolares
  10. São Lourenço
  11. São Luis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: São Francisco (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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