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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The California Forestry Assn., a timber industry trade group, says the idea is a nonstarter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

It then collided with a Honda Pilot SUV traveling in the opposite direction, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The outage affected major institutions including Columbia University, Princeton University, Rutgers University and the University of California network, according to reporting from multiple university statements.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

They are native to northern Mexico and California, and they are especially important in California.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

They would bet, for instance, that bonds with large numbers of loans made in California would underperform bonds with very little of California in them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis