California
proper noun
- state of the United States
- place name
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.
- 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.””
- 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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- A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9076).
- A community in Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Santander department, Colombia.
- A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
- A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
- A barangay of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines.
- A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
- A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
- University of California, Berkeley.