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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Under dazzling blue California skies, the United States soccer team held its first World Cup training session at the co-hosts' base camp Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Before being elected to Congress, Bass served in the California state assembly, where she became the first black woman to serve as a House speaker in any state legislature.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

California voters who don’t belong to either party said by a 2-1 margin that they had confidence in the vote count, the poll showed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

California sends mail-in ballots to all registered voters who have until Election Day to send them back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But when she came back to the California Institute of Technology in early May and heard what was happening at Mount St. Helens, she knew she had to get up to the volcano.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone