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California
- /ˌkælɪˈfoɹnjə/ US
- /ˌkælɪˈfoɹni.ə/ US
- /ˌkæləˈfoɹnjə/ US
- /ˌkæləˈfoɹni.ə/ US
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔːni.ə/ UK
- /-njə/ UK
- /ˌkalɪˈfoːnɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /-njə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌkalɪˈfɔɾne.ə/ Scotland
- /ˈkæː.lɪ.ˈfoː(r).n(ɪ.)jɑː/ India
- /kə.lɪˈfoː(r).n(ɪ.)jɑː/ India
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹnjə/
- /-ni.ə/
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪ.ə/ UK, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)niə
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun Californias
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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 home
Similar: CA, Cali, Commiefornia
- 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.
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- University of California, Berkeley.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: golden state, nevada, californian, cali, baja, ucla, calif, los, cal, valley, golden, hollywood, stanford, berkeley, clemente, norcal
Translations
Every language
name US state
| Español | California |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 캘리포니아 Kaelliponia, 가주 Gaju |
| 日本語 | カリフォルニア州 Kariforunia-shū, 加州 Kashū |
| 中文 | 加利福尼亞州 /加利福尼亚州 Jiālìfúníyǎ zhōu, 加州 Jiāzhōu |
| हिन्दी | कैलिफ़ोर्निया kailiforniyā, कैलीफोर्निया kailīphorniyā |
| Português | Califórnia |
| Français | Californie |
| Deutsch | Kalifornien |
| Italiano | California |
| Ελληνικά | Καλιφόρνια Kalifórnia, Καλιφορνία Kalifornía |
| Română | California |
| Русский | Калифо́рния Kalifórnija |
| Tiếng Việt | Ca Li, Ca-li, Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a, Caliphoócnia |
| العربية | كَالِيفُورْنِيَا kālīfūrniyā |
| עברית | קליפורניה qalifornia |
Talk about this word "California." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/california. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. California. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/california "California." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/california.Cite this
@misc{california_2026,
title = {California},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/california},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
