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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In California, language related to the internment of Japanese Americans at the Manzanar National Historic Site, as well as the history of Indigenous people in Death Valley and Muir Woods came under scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Hockney's style changed radically a few years later, after he travelled to California for the first time in 1964.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

A coalition of about 10 states led by California is preparing an antitrust lawsuit that could land this month, Bloomberg has reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

District Judge Lewis Liman, is related specifically to costs associated with Baldoni’s defamation suit and is based on a California statute enacted to protect people who speak out against sexual harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Subprime mortgage loans in Florida would default for the same reasons, and at the same time, as subprime mortgage loans in California.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis