San Fran ‧ cis ‧ co /ˌsæn frənˈsɪskəʊ/ BrE AmE
a city and port in California, US known for being a very beautiful city, built on hills next to a ↑ bay (=an area of sea that curves inwards towards the land) on the Pacific Ocean. Its famous areas include Chinatown, where many people live whose families originally came from China, the ↑ Golden Gate Bridge , and the prison island of ↑ Alcatraz . It is also known for its ↑ cable car s and for having a large ↑ homosexual population. The city is close to the ↑ San Andreas fault , and was almost destroyed by the great ↑ earthquake and fire of 1906. ⇨ ↑ Berkeley , ↑ Silicon Valley , ↑ Stanford