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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Elections can take days, and sometimes weeks, to be called in California because most voters cast their ballots by mail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the last 10 years, Edison’s rates increased by 101%, according to an April report by the public advocates office at the California Public Utilities Commission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Two decades ago, California used to count 80% of its ballots within the first two days after an election, according to a California Voter Foundation analysis.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

What questions do you have about the California primaries–the candidates, the process and what the results will mean for the general election in November?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And you have to keep them inside all winter, or they get too wet and cold, even in California, on account of them not having proper feathers.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones