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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Navy Federal members in California had a 22% increase in refund amounts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s true that Southern California has many great college softball teams with existing facilities, but it would be difficult to prepare to a scale suitable for Olympic athletes, stakeholders, media and fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Men who don’t think about their actions don’t nearly become governor of California.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Since 2019, bans on self-storage facilities have been enacted in parts of at least 15 states, from Maine to California, according to the industry website Modern Storage Media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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