California

Pronuctuation

• US IPA: /ËŒkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.njÉ™/, /ËŒkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.ni.É™/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)niÉ™
• Hyphenation: Cal + i + for + nia

Etymology

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

Full definition of California

Proper noun

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

Derived terms