California

[kal-uh-fawrn-yuh, -fawr-nee-uh] / ˌkæl əˈfɔrn jə, -ˈfɔr ni ə /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear Flag State Cal El Dorado Gold Coast Gold Rush State Golden Bear State Golden Poppy State Golden State La La Land Sunkist State

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, which includes some of the most dramatic sandstone sea cliffs and oceanfront trails in Southern California, closed Monday for utility upgrades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

California led the legal push alongside a coalition of state attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, and New Jersey.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

One such school in California is at the center of Ms. Lee’s long, comprehensive saga of family, finances and professional aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Any effects from Polo probably won’t reach Southern California until toward the end of the weekend, at the earliest, according to Lewis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Fully eight months later, I was in a boatyard farther south in California, getting my bottom paint renewed, and there was a state or county peace officer in the same boatyard.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen