Dalifornia

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Dalifornia

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Calque of Mandarin 大理福尼亞 /大理福尼亚 or a blend of Dali + California. So named because of its sunny climate, easygoing culture and burgeoning tech scene.

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Nickname for Dali, a city in Yunnan, China. Nowadays young Chinese and foreigners go to Dali not for cannabis but for more thrilling drugs: cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other Web3 paraphernalia. A great deal of China's crypto community has relocated to Dalifornia, drawn as much by the beautiful natural setting as the permissive environment.

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name Dali

中文	大理福尼亞 /大理福尼亚
Français	Dalifornie

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"Dalifornia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dalifornia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dalifornia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dalifornia

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"Dalifornia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dalifornia.

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@misc{dalifornia_2026,
  title = {Dalifornia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalifornia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}