Definitions

California

[kal-uh-fawrn-yuh, -fawr-nee-uh] / ˌkæl əˈfɔrn jə, -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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Measures to provide federal funding for new housing in big cities could be particularly significant to California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

That’s not the case for James Stolis, a chemical engineer in Las Vegas, who declared independence from his follicles last July 4 by shaving his head on a mountaintop in California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Mendocino County on Wednesday morning, knocking out electricity and shaking a wide swath of Northern California, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

After Carville, Joey moves to California and lives with friends as she looks for work.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly