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Cali

/ˈkæli/

Cali proper noun: nickname for California: a state of the United States. Also the archaic form of Kali.

Proper noun (1)

Cali

  1. (colloquial) Nickname for California: a state of the United States.
    • We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach2010, “Teenage Dream”, performed by Katy Perry
    • "Why do I have to live here?" she asked for the umpteenth time, seeing no reason for the twentyfive-hundred-mile move from New York to Cali.2012, Kelli London, Cali Boys, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 10

Proper noun (2)

Cali

  1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.
    Synonyms:
    Santiago de Cali
  2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Also used as

Cali is also the archaic form of Kali.

Cali meaning in Marathi

Cali in Marathi

city in Colombia
काली kālī

Synonyms of Cali

  • Santiago de Cali

Origin of Cali

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

From Spanish Cali, from Calima.

Words formed from Cali

Phrases with Cali

Words that rhyme with Cali

13 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Cali

What does Cali mean?
Cali means nickname for California: a state of the United States.
What is Cali in Marathi?
Cali in Marathi is काली (kālī). See Cali meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Cali?
Cali is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cali?
Cali is pronounced /ˈkæli/.

Words near Cali in the dictionary

  1. Calhounian
  2. Calhounism
  3. Calhounist
  4. Calhounists
  5. Calhouns
  6. Cali
  7. Cali or bust
  8. Cali roll
  9. Cali rolls
  10. caliatour
  11. Caliban

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