California.
The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
Meaning & usage
The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
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.
Several places in the United States: A city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Stockholm, Aroostook County, Maine.
Several places in the United States: A census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Several places in the United States: A township in Branch County, Michigan.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri.
Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Several places in England: A suburban village and park in Finchampstead parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7964).
Several places in England: A neighbourhood of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0182).
Several places in England: An area of Derby, Derbyshire.
Several places in England: A district of Ipswich, Suffolk.
Several places in England: A southern suburb of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8113).
Several places in England: An outer suburb of Dunstable, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0120).
Several places in England: A seaside resort in Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby civil parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG5115).
A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9076).
A community in Ontario, Canada.
A town in Santander department, Colombia.
A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
A barangay of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines.
A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
University of California, Berkeley.
Where this word comes from
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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