English > California: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes. |
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| Synonyms | Golden State, CA, Calif. |
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| Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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| Part of | Southwest, southwestern United States | The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado |
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| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Parts | Anaheim | A city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles) |
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| Bakersfield | A city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley |
| Barstow | A town in southeastern California |
| Berkeley | A city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay |
| Beverly Hills | A city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles |
| Big Sur | A picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco |
| Channel Islands National Park | A national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life |
| Chula Vista | An industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border |
| Colorado Desert | An arid region of southeastern California |
| Death Valley | A desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada |
| Donner Pass | A mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe |
| Eureka | A town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean |
| Fresno | A city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley |
| Golden Gate | A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean |
| Kings Canyon National Park | A national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers |
| Klamath, Klamath River | A river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean |
| Lake Tahoe | A lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | A national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs |
| Long Beach | A city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront |
| Los Angeles, City of the Angels, L.A. | A city in southern California |
| Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert | A desert area in southern California and western Arizona |
| Monterey | A town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay |
| Monterey Bay | An inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California |
| Oakland | A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco |
| Palo Alto | A university town in California |
| Pasadena | A city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles |
| Redding | A town in north central California on the Sacramento River |
| Redwood National Park | A national park in California featuring a redwood forest / forest and Pacific Ocean coastline |
| Riverside | A city in southern California |
| Russian River | A river in northern California |
| Sacramento, capital of California | A city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River |
| Sacramento River | A river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay |
| Salton Sea | A saltwater lake in southeastern California |
| San Andreas Fault | A major geological fault in California |
| San Bernardino | A city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles |
| San Diego | A picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border |
| San Fernando Valley | A fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles |
| San Francisco | A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers |
| San Joaquin River | A river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River |
| San Joaquin Valley | A vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland |
| San Jose | A city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco |
| San Mateo | A town in California to the south of San Francisco |
| San Pablo | A town in western California to the north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay |
| Santa Ana | A city in southern California to the east of Long Beach |
| Santa Barbara | A town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean |
| Santa Clara | A city of west central California |
| Santa Cruz | A town in western California on Monterey Bay |
| Sequoia National Park | A national park in California that includes Mount Whitney |
| Shasta, Mount Shasta | A volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) |
| Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, High Sierra | A mountain range in eastern California |
| Silicon Valley | A region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries |
| Yosemite National Park | A national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations |
| Region of | Achomawi | A community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California |
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| Spanish | California |
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| Catalan | California, Califòrnia |
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| Adjectives | Californian | of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants |
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