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California

Syllables: Cal·i·for·niaUK/ˌkælɪˈfɔːni.ə//ˌkælɪˈfoɹnjə/

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California proper noun: the most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

Proper noun

California (countable and uncountable, plural Californias)

  1. The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
    • But my heart cried out for you, California / Oh, California, I'm coming home1971, Joni Mitchell, “California”, in Blue
    • The men I met in California who were in their 30s and superambitious never really valued women, but Stephen valued me as a person.”2007 May 13, “Natalie Lui, Stephen Duncan”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    Synonyms:
    CA, Cali, Commiefornia
  2. (historical) A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California.
  3. A city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
  4. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine.
  6. A census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  7. A township in Branch County, Michigan.
  8. A city, the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri.
  9. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  10. A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A ghost town in Wirt County, West Virginia.
  12. A suburban village and park in Finchampstead parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7964).
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  1. A neighbourhood of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0182).
  2. An area of Derby, Derbyshire.
  3. A district of Ipswich, Suffolk.
  4. A southern suburb of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8113).
  5. An outer suburb of Dunstable, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0120).
  6. A seaside resort in Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby civil parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5115).
  7. A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9076).
  8. A community in Ontario, Canada.
  9. A town in Santander department, Colombia.
  10. A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
  11. A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
  12. A barangay of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines.
  13. A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
  14. A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
  15. University of California, Berkeley.

California meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

California in Hindi

US state
कैलिफ़ोर्निया kailiforniyā, कैलीफोर्निया kailīphorniyā

California in Tamil

US state
கலிபோர்னியா kalipōrṉiyā

California in Marathi

US state
कॅलिफॉर्निया kĕliphŏrniyā

California in Urdu

US state
کیلیفورنیا kelīforniyā
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California in Bengali
ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া kêliphōrniẏa
California in Telugu
కాలిఫోర్నియా kāliphōrniyā
California in Malayalam
കാലിഫോർണിയ kāliphōṟṇiya
California in Kannada
ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೊರ್ನಿಯ kyāliphorniya
California in Gujarati
કેલિફોર્નિયા keliphorniyā
California in Sinhala
කැලිෆෝනියාවේ kælifōniyāwē
California in Assamese
কেলিফ’ৰ্নিয়া keliphörnia
California in Nepali
क्यालिफोर्निया kyāliphorniyā
California in Tagalog
Kaliporniya
California in Arabic
كَالِيفُورْنِيَا kālīfūrniyā
California in Persian
کالیفرنیا kâliforniyâ
California in Thai
แคลิฟอร์เนีย kɛɛ-lí-fɔɔ-niia
California in Vietnamese
Ca Li, Ca-li, Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a, Caliphoócnia
California in Myanmar
ကာလီဖိုးနီးယား kalihpui:ni:ya:

Synonyms of California

Forms of California

pluralCalifornias

Origin of California

Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas de Esplandián, a 16th-century Spanish novel. The name comes from the fictional island's Muslim-allied queen, Calafia, whose name may be a play on Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”). For more information see: Etymology of California.

Words formed from California

Phrases with California

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Words that rhyme with California

Questions about California

What does California mean?
California means the most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
What is California in Hindi?
California in Hindi is कैलिफ़ोर्निया (kailiforniyā), कैलीफोर्निया (kailīphorniyā). See California meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is California?
California is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce California?
California is pronounced /ˌkælɪˈfoɹnjə/ (US).

Words near California in the dictionary

  1. Califfs
  2. Califia
  3. califont
  4. californate
  5. Californese
  6. California
  7. California bankroll
  8. California bankrolls
  9. California barberries
  10. California barberry
  11. California bay

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: California (page history and authors); কেলিফ’ৰ্নিয়া (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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