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Definition of vacaville
vacaville
/ˈvæk.ə.vɪl/
Vac · a · ville
Plural:Vacavilles
vacaville Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
6
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• 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.
Cite this Entry
Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Vacaville. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/vacaville