English Explanatory Dictionary

California

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
  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.
  3. Several places in the United States:
  4. A city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
  5. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine.
  7. A census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  8. A township in Branch County, Michigan.
  9. A city, the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri.
  10. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  11. A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A ghost town in Wirt County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˌkæ.lɪˈfɔː.ni.ə/ /-njə/ /ˌkæ.lɪˈfoɹ.njə/ /ˌkæ.lɪˈfoɹ.ni.ə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔɹ.njə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔː.njə/ en-us-California.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-California.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-California.wav /ˈkalɪfo(r)n(ɪ)jɑ/ /kəlɪˈfo(r)n(ɪ)jɑ/ /-ˈfɔ(r)-/

Word forms

California Californias

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.

Synonyms

CA Cali Commiefornia

Related words

Dalifornia

Derived words

Alta California Baja California CA CalArts californate California bankroll California barberry California blackberry California blanket California bungalow California burger California butterclam California buttercup California Channel Island fox California City California condor California cooler California corbina California corn flakes California Creek California Current California deermouse California dewberry California dogface butterfly California effect California fan palm California fever California fuchsia California grass California Gully California hazelnut California holly California Hot Springs California Jack California kilowatt California king California kingsnake California laurel Californialike California-like California minute California mouse California mugwort Californian California newt Californianization Californianize California pepper tree California Pines California pitcher plant California pizza California plum California poppy California quail California rabbit tobacco California Republic California roach California roll California sea lion California smoothtongue
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