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California Definition

Cali·for·nia (kal′ə fôr′nyə, -nē ə)

  1. state of the SW U.S., on the Pacific coast: admitted, 1850; 155,959 sq mi (403,933 sq km); pop. 33,872,000; cap. Sacramento: abbrev. CA, Cal, or Calif

  2. arm of the Pacific, between Baja California and the Mexican mainland

Etymology: Sp, orig. name of a fabled island

California Synonyms

California

n.

Golden State, El Dorado, Sunny California, Golden Bear State, Gold Rush State, Golden Poppy State, Bear Flag State, Gold Coast, Cal*, Cali*, Sunkist State*, Sunny Cal*, La La Land*.

California Quotes

California's power to cloud men's minds must never be Baldwin forgot.Under its spell we submitted foreight yearstothe governance of Ronald Reagan, who had trouble distinguishing history from old movie plots.

—Baker, Russell Wayne

California, the department-store state. The most of everything and the best of nothing.

—Chandler, Raymond

This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York Island. From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.

—Guthrie,Woody (Woodrow Wilson)