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 Farms conducts thorough reviews of all reported matters according to California Law and takes appropriate action when warranted, consistent with our commitment to integrity, excellence and accountability.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Other high-profile institutional investors supported the votes, however, including Norwegian sovereign-wealth fund Norges Bank, California public pension fund CalPERS, and New York City’s five public pension plans.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

After winning recognition in the influential Young Contemporaries exhibitions of the early 1960s, he again did what many experimenters did: packed up and moved to Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Five California residents were exposed to a strain of the hantavirus, known as Andes virus, that spread on a Dutch cruise ship and killed three people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

During that turbulent final week of July 1943, William Faulkner was on the other side of the world in Hollywood, California, feverishly pulling together the screenplay for the sweeping wartime movie Battle Cry.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein