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 also has a ride-hailing service in California with drivers behind the wheel using a supervised version of its software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The report also highlighted cleaner-air successes elsewhere in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Since then, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Utah have successfully voted to change their districts.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

When it came to bad PM2.5 pollution days, California had seven of the 15 worst counties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Indiana had a 25 percent default rate; California, only 5 percent, even though Californians were, on the face of it, far less fiscally responsible.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis