Meaning

27 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

  2. (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

  3. Several places in the United States:

    (countable, uncountable)A city in Campbell County, Kentucky.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

  5. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in the town of Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A township in Branch County, Michigan.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A city, the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Wirt County, West Virginia.

  12. Several places in England:

    (countable, uncountable)A suburban village and park in Finchampstead parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7964).

Examples

148 sentences

  1. California is famous for its fruit.

    ruКалифорния славится своими фруктами. — ae5s

    deKalifornien ist berühmt für seine Früchte. — stefz

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  2. California is about as large as Japan.

    deKalifornien ist ungefähr so groß wie Japan. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. She comes from California.

    Вона з Каліфорнії. — deniko

    ruОна из Калифорнии. — marafon

    deSie kommt aus Kalifornien. — Zaghawa

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  4. They grow oranges in California.

    У Каліфорнії вирощують апельсини. — deniko

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  5. Japan imports oranges from California.

    Японія імпортує апельсини з Каліфорнії. — rmdas

    ruЯпония импортирует апельсины из Калифорнии. — marafon

    deJapan führt Orangen aus Kalifornien ein. — qweruiop

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas

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.

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Forms

Synonyms

2 synonyms
CaliCA

Word family

3 related words
Derivedcalifornatecalifornitecalifornium

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
calfB1calibratecalicocalipercaliphatecallA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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