Definitions

California

[kal-uh-fawrn-yuh, -fawr-nee-uh] / ˌkæl əˈfɔrn yə, -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

Example Sentences

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Back in 1963, Richard Nixon needed to rehabilitate his image after he lost his race for California governor.

From Los Angeles Times

Spring in Southern California has a certain rhythm: Dodgers fans return to Chavez Ravine, the jacarandas start to bloom, and L.A.’s mayor gives a speech — usually a long one — about how the city is doing.

From Los Angeles Times

News of the robbery quickly spread across a network of Southern California’s top traders and trading card shop owners, a dozen of whom spoke to the The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

The states are “actively engaged and doing the hard work needed to reach consensus,” said JB Hamby, chair of California’s Colorado River Board, who will attend the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times

California State University has settled a lawsuit with its faculty union that restricts the university from divulging personal information to federal agencies investigating antisemitism on campus without the employee’s knowledge, union leaders said.

From Los Angeles Times