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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President Trump has signed a bill restoring federal funding to tech startups in California and elsewhere, money that had been held up for more than six months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

He has also dropped out of the California governor's race.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Harry stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and later relocated to California with Meghan amid a bitter royal family rift.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Three attorneys are facing discipline from the State Bar of California after allegations that they cited nonexistent legal decisions in submitted court documents that were written using artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The tsunami would reach Crescent City, California, more than 5,000 miles away, as an 8-foot-high wave almost ten hours later.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland