California
The most populous state of the United StatesThe most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
» California is famous for its fruit.
Kalifornien ist berühmt für seine Früchte.
Kalifornien ist berühmt für sein Obst.
Калифорния славится своими фруктами.
Meaning
27 senses(countable, uncountable)The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
(countable, historical, uncountable)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.
Kalifornien
Калифо́рнияKalifórnija
КаліфорніяKalifornija
Several places in the United States:
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(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Branch County, Michigan.
(countable, uncountable)A city, the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri.
(countable, uncountable)A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
(countable, uncountable)A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
(countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Several places in England:
(countable, uncountable)A suburban village and park in Finchampstead parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7964).
Examples
148 sentencesCalifornia is famous for its fruit.
ruКалифорния славится своими фруктами.
deKalifornien ist berühmt für seine Früchte.
California is about as large as Japan.
deKalifornien ist ungefähr so groß wie Japan.
She comes from California.
Вона з Каліфорнії.
ruОна из Калифорнии.
deSie kommt aus Kalifornien.
They grow oranges in California.
У Каліфорнії вирощують апельсини.
Japan imports oranges from California.
Японія імпортує апельсини з Каліфорнії.
ruЯпония импортирует апельсины из Калифорнии.
deJapan führt Orangen aus Kalifornien ein.
Translations
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Origin
Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergasProbably 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.
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