Complete Definition of "California"

English
Image:Map of USA highlighting California.png|thumb|right|Map of US highlighting California

Etymology
Probably after California, a utopian island of Amazons described in Las Sergas de Esplandián, a 16th century Spanish novel.

Pronunciation
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:Hyphenation: Cal-i-for-nia

Proper noun
California

  1. A western coastal state of the United States of America.Capital: Sacramento.

Translations

Chinese: ���尼�� (ji�lìfúníy� zh�u), �� (ji�zh�u)
Danish: Californien
Dutch: Californië
Esperanto: Kalifornio
Estonian: California
Finnish: Kalifornia
French: Californie f
German: Kalifornien n
Hebrew: ק��פ�רנ�� (qalifornia) f
Italian: California f
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Japanese: ��������, �� (Kariforunia-shū)
Maltese: Kalifornja
Polish: Kalifornia f
Russian: �али�о�ни� (Kalifórnija) f
Slovak: Kalifornia f
Spanish: California f
Swedish: Kalifornien
Vietnamese: Ca Li, Ca-li, Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a, Caliphoócnia

Derived terms
Californian

See also
CA

External links
pedialite

Category:US States


Italian

Proper noun
California f

  1. California

Spanish

Proper noun
California f

  1. California

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