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Cali.

Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkæli/
  1. Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

name/ˈkæli/
  1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

  2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Where this word comes from

From Spanish Cali, from Calima.

name/ˈkæli/
  1. Archaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”).

    alt-of · archaic
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