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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California imports nearly 18% of its crude from the Gulf, while other crude-importing states largely draw from Canada and Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Last week, the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to throw out the facility’s water discharge permit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Actress Aubrey Plaza has secured a buyer for her Spanish-style California compound—nearly three months after she put it back on the market for the reduced price of $5.75 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The California subsidiary of State Farm, the state’s largest insurer, secured an emergency 17% homeowners-insurance rate hike last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1931 and grew up in California.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler