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 eighth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Colombian pop star Karol G will be Sunday's headliner at the festival, which takes place over two weekends in the California desert.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Charter fishing crews in California harbors are preparing for recreational salmon fishing to reopen after a two-year shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The astronauts did the first slingshot around the Moon in more than 50 years and traveled deeper into space than any humans before -- culminating in a smooth splashdown Friday off the coast of California.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

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

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler