San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area proper noun: a region of California, United States The nine or twelve counties surrounding the city of San Francisco.
Proper noun
San Francisco Bay Area
- A region of California, United States The nine or twelve counties surrounding the city of San Francisco.
- An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent weeks, officials say, forcing shoreline cleanups, spreading unpleasant odor and spurring scientists to further investigate the extent of the ecological damage.2022 September 3, Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, “An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area”, in CNN
- Anaïs Felt, a 31-year-old content creator based in the San Francisco Bay area, has “never felt better” after taking a microretirement this year.2024 December 31, Brooke Kato, “What is ‘microretirement’? Gen Z and millennials spawn new career trend to help with woes”, in New York Post
- Synonyms:
- Bay Area, the Bay
Synonyms of San Francisco Bay Area
- Bay Area
- the Bay
Questions about San Francisco Bay Area
- What does San Francisco Bay Area mean?
- San Francisco Bay Area means a region of California, United States The nine or twelve counties surrounding the city of San Francisco.
- What part of speech is San Francisco Bay Area?
- San Francisco Bay Area is a proper noun.
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