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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Ryan purchased the California property for $9.5 million in 2021 via an LLC that she has used for several of her real estate deals over the years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

"At the coldest temperatures, matter behaves drastically different from anything we have experienced," said Jason Williams, project scientist for Cold Atom Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which built the facility.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure first opened in November 2024 in California, according to Disneyland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

That mountainside sanctuary, and her late husband for decades before she decided to gift it to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, which offloaded it in July 2024, according to records.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The framed photos of her mother’s ancestors, all the way back to when they’d first come to California from Japan.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz