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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The 5.9-acre property right off the Pacific Coast Highway set a record for the most expensive home sale in California history.

From MarketWatch

A University of California, Los Angeles, study last year, for example, found that AI was better able to identify subtle signs of breast cancer that can develop and grow undetected between routine screenings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carmel Catholic Church building, which looks like it was smuggled into California from Santa Fe.

From Los Angeles Times

Chevron, which is a direct descendant of a small oil company founded in Southern California in the 1870s, has grown into a $300-billion global corporation.

From Los Angeles Times

School districts “will need to revisit their policies on providing transparency to parents and what the process should look like,” said Lance Christensen, vice president of California Policy Center, which applauded the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times