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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Only more recently have states like California added carbon- and environmental-related charges and regulations on gasoline to discourage use of fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Hilton says he was drawn to California because of its “rebel spirit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

If consumers find themselves paying $6.50 for gas in California or $4 in the rest of the country, they are going to consume commensurately less.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

So infatuated was he with California that one British political commentator dubbed the Cameron administration’s philosophy ”Thatcherism on a surfboard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“She said the farts go up into the atmosphere and spread out all over the world, and I thought it was funny that people in Florida or California or wherever were breathing in Canadian farts.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz