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Definition of vacaville

vacaville

/ˈvæk.ə.vɪl/
Vac · a · ville

Plural:Vacavilles
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vacaville Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A city in Solano County, California, United States, situated in the Sacramento Valley roughly halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento.

Example

"We decided to stop for lunch in Vacaville during our drive up Interstate 80 to Sacramento."

Word Origin & Etymology

Named after Juan Manuel Vaca, a Mexican pioneer who was granted the Rancho Los Putos land grant in 1843 and later deeded a portion of it to establish the township in 1850, combined with the French suffix '-ville' meaning town.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Vacaville. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/vacaville
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