California

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Proper noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.njə/, /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.ni.ə/, SAMPA: /%k{lI"fOrnj@/, /%k{lI"fOrni@/
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)niə
• Hyphenation: Cal‧i‧for‧nia

[edit] Proper noun

Singular California

Plural -

California

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

[edit] Derived terms

CA California holly California poppy

California stop Californian

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Place names in California

[edit] External links

• California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Proper noun

California f.

1. California

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Proper noun

California f.

1. California