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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As some tech trailblazers in recent years have become more comfortable with developing weapons, Southern California has emerged as a hub for defense tech startups.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes I take people from Europe there because it is quintessential California.

From Los Angeles Times

The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history.

From Los Angeles Times

Twenty-eight percent of the California Democrats who were surveyed selected the governor as their top choice in the 2028 presidential election.

From Los Angeles Times

In the year following the Palisades and Eaton fires, levels of harmful metals like lead in coastal sand and seawater have remained far below California’s limits for safe drinking water and the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times