California

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Hyphenation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Proper noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Proper noun

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA	/ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.njə/, /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔɹ.ni.ə/
SAMPA	/%k{lI"fOrnj@/, /%k{lI"fOrni@/

Hyphenation

Cal-i-for-nia

Proper noun

California

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

Translations

Chinese: 加利福尼亚州 (jiālìfúníyǎ zhōu), 加州 (jiāzhōu) Danish: Californien Dutch: Californië Esperanto: Kalifornio Finnish: Kalifornia French: Californie f. German: Kalifornien n. Italian: California f.

Japanese: カリフォルニア州, 加州 (Kariforunia-shū) Polish: Kalifornia f. Russian: Калифорния (Kalifórnija) f. Spanish: California f. Swedish: Kalifornien Vietnamese: Ca Li, Ca-li, Ca-li-phoóc-ni-a, Caliphoócnia

Derived terms

• Californian

See also

• CA

External links

• Wikipedia article on California

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Italian

Proper noun

California f.

1. California

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Spanish

Proper noun

California f.

1. California

es:California it:California hu:California nl:California pl:California pt:California fi:California