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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But in January years of hard work finally paid off when biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured a fox near Mammoth Lakes and fitted it with a GPS collar.

From Los Angeles Times

Shan joined the Journal from the Los Angeles Times, where her beats included energy, retail and the California economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newsom will appear at the Munich Security Conference to talk about trade and jobs and tell foreign leaders that “California is a stable and reliable partner,” he said Tuesday during an unrelated event.

From Los Angeles Times

The California Contract Cities Assn., a coalition of cities inside Los Angeles County, argued a larger sales tax would “disproportionately burden the very residents the County seeks to protect.”

From Los Angeles Times

“He would have been a good skater no matter what,” Brand said, imagining the possibility that Stolz had been from California or Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal