California
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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 is a play with the word caliph.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.njə/, /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.ni.ə/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(r)niə
- Hyphenation: Cal‧i‧for‧nia
Proper noun[edit]
California
- A western coastal state of the United States of America.
- A city in and the county seat of Moniteau County, Missouri, USA.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from California
Translations[edit]
state of the United States of America
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
California (genitive Californias)
- Alternative form of Californien
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
California f
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Neo-Latin. From Spanish California
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
California f sg (genitive Californiae, locative Californiae); first declension
- (New Latin) California
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California regiō magna est. ― California is a big region.
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Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular |
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nominative | California |
genitive | Californiae |
dative | Californiae |
accusative | Californiam |
ablative | Californiā |
vocative | California |
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
California f
- California (U.S. State)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
California f
Derived terms[edit]
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