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

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California

Over the past three decades, Huang has turned Nvidia from an idea at a Denny’s booth in California to a multi-trillion-dollar company whose chips have powered the AI buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2026

Both had widespread consequences, including destructive fires in Indonesia and the Amazon, severe drought and crop failures in southern Africa, and intense rainfall and coastal flooding in Southern California.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Benkert has 324 career coaching victories, the most by an active high school coach in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

California is one of several states that require all-party consent, which means all participants in a private conversation must agree to be recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

I had purchased an old sailboat, which I wanted to use to explore the Pacific, and I kept this boat in Ventura, California.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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