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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The company has headquarters in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C., and has several shops in Southern California, including in Gardena, Long Beach and Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Freezing temperatures and heavy rain in California — the dominant supplier of cauliflower in the United States — heavily impacted production and fresh harvests, driving up prices.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The investigation comes after California attorney general Rob Bonta sent a letter to Fifa, external raising concerns about "potentially misleading ticketing practices" earlier this month.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In California, 49,000 households next to Lake Tahoe are about to learn what it means to be on the wrong side of a power-allocation decision.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

He lived in California until his death in 2005.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti