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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He believes this took place at a baseball game in California in 1981 between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In California, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against the mother of a 14-year-old boy who allegedly struck and killed a man while riding an e-moto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Southern California, a key market for El Tri, was among the first areas inundated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Another, based out of the University of California, San Francisco health system, found that less than half of patients receive blocks.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

The scientists who had come in from California and Hawaii weren’t as familiar with the mountain as Crandell and Mullineaux; they didn’t realize with their naked eyes how dramatically Mount St. Helens had changed.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone