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 executive lived in California, but his adviser recommended that he open a South Dakota trust and give it his share of the profits from his fund’s future deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

And of the eight firms approved in California to test or deploy unmanned cars, Tesla is not one of them.

From BBC

Starting New Year’s Day, a new California regulation mandates that AI must stop the conversation when it detects self harm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many others across the Southland, the Gamboas are waiting to assess the damage from the worst winter storm to hit Southern California in recent memory.

From Los Angeles Times

Melodee’s disappearance drew widespread attention, with family members and community members organizing searches as authorities tracked the mother’s movements through California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas.

From Los Angeles Times