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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But the scale of states’ elections are so different: In 2024, California processed about 13 million vote-by-mail ballots; not even 3 million were counted in Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

And while seven other states also automatically mail voters ballots, experts say it’s hard to make direct comparisons with California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Some critics often point to Colorado as an example of a state with similarly ubiquitous mail-in voting, yet a much faster count than California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

As a result, the mood in the Iranian community in Southern California, already tense and racked by political division, could become further charged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Esther Anderson, one of the missionaries who ran the school, was from California.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola