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California

proper noun

  1. state of the United States
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkælɪˈfoɹnjə/ / /ˌkælɪˈfoɹni.ə/ / /ˌkæləˈfoɹnjə/

name

Etymology: 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.

  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 home

    The men I met in California who were in their 30s and superambitious never really valued women, but Stephen valued me as a person.”

  2. 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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  19. A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9076).
  20. A community in Ontario, Canada.
  21. A town in Santander department, Colombia.
  22. A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
  23. A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
  24. A barangay of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines.
  25. A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
  26. A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
  27. University of California, Berkeley.