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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California Pizza Kitchen was sold in December to an investor group for under $300 million, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s now a live legal dispute, and over the holidays a federal judge took the side of parents in a case from California.

From The Wall Street Journal

California’s wet winter continued Sunday with the heaviest rain expected in the afternoon and evening, and more rain forecast for Monday before it tapers off Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times

The California Youth Empowerment Network sponsored a “youth-led bus stop campaign featuring vibrant, stigma-free posters that connected youth experiencing housing insecurity to essential resources, including food and shelters.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in Sweden to a Swedish psychologist mother and American mathematician father, Tegmark studied economics before shifting to physics, earning his Ph.D. in the subject from the University of California at Berkeley.

From The Wall Street Journal