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Cal States

Cal States proper noun: used to denote multiple campuses of the California State University.

Proper noun

Cal States

  1. (informal) Used to denote multiple campuses of the California State University.
    • Barack Obama won the presidency, to very little notice among the seniors. This fall, all that matter to them, all they could think about, was getting into college. Most were applying to the UCs and the Cal States.2016, Barbara Davenport, Grit and Hope: A Year with Five Latino Students and the Program That Helped Them Aim for College, page 107
    • The Cal States and community colleges (originally called junior colleges in [the Academic Master Plan]) would also focus on their realms, and yet again pursue differentiating and innovative offerings.2022, Mario Biagioli, editor, Academic Brands, page 60

Questions about Cal States

What does Cal States mean?
Cal States means used to denote multiple campuses of the California State University.
What part of speech is Cal States?
Cal States is a proper noun.

Words near Cal States in the dictionary

  1. Cal king
  2. Cal kings
  3. Cal Poly
  4. Cal Poly Pomona
  5. Cal State
  6. Cal States
  7. Cal Tech
  8. Cal-igang
  9. Cal-Mex
  10. Cal-Nev-Ari
  11. cal.

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