Definitions

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  • A city of northern California north-northwest of San Francisco. It was founded as a Spanish mission in 1817.

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  • proper noun A common place-name of many cities and places.

Etymologies

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From Spanish, meaning Saint Raphael

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Examples

  • I work at Guide Dogs for the Blind out in California in San Rafael, which is the largest guide dog school in the country.

    CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2006 2006

  • This is the point which vessels must pass in sailing up toward Angostura by the northern channel, that of San Rafael, which is the broadest but the most shallow.

    Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

  • We set out for San Rafael, which is in Marin county, on the coast of the

    Christopher Carson 1841

  • This is the point which vessels must pass in sailing up toward Angostura by the northern channel, that of San Rafael, which is the broadest but the most shallow.

    Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

  • Anyone with information is asked to call San Rafael police at (415) 485-3000 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

    KPIX: Top Stories Videos 2010

  • Bartz lives in the Valley, quite close to Yahoo but very far from AutoDesk's officers in San Rafael, which is a long, arduous drive through downtown San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge that's time-consuming on even a good day.

    InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers 2009

  • Bartz lives in the Valley, quite close to Yahoo but very far from AutoDesk's officers in San Rafael, which is a long, arduous drive through downtown San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge that's time-consuming on even a good day.

    InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers 2009

  • Bartz lives in the Valley, quite close to Yahoo but very far from AutoDesk's officers in San Rafael, which is a long, arduous drive through downtown San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge that's time-consuming on even a good day.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call San Rafael police at (415) 485-3000, or Crime Stoppers at (415) 472-2746.

    KTVU.com - Local News 2009

  • Bartz lives in the Valley, quite close to Yahoo but very far from AutoDesk's officers in San Rafael, which is a long, arduous drive through downtown San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge that's time-consuming on even a good day.

    InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers 2009

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