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Phrases 115
- Southern CaliforniaThe southern portion of the state of California, which can include Santa Barbara and is generally separated from Norcal by the Tehachapi mountain range.
- California SoundA popular music aesthetic engendered by 1960s pop and rock recording artists from the California area, associated with optimistic youth culture.
- Gulf of CaliforniaA body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.
- California CityA city in Kern County, California, United States.
- California CurrentThe cold ocean current running in the Pacific Ocean along the western coast of North America.
- California StateEllipsis of California State University.
- Baja CaliforniaA peninsula in Mexico: A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
- California RepublicAn unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico.
- Northern CaliforniaThe northern half of the state of California, typically north of Monterey County and its distinct culture centered around the San Francisco Bay Area
- Lake CaliforniaA census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States.
- California effectThe supposed shift of consumer, environmental and other regulations in the direction of political jurisdictions with stricter regulatory standards.
- California rollA popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.
- California JackA card game similar to all fours.
- California kingA large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches (183 × 213 cm), slightly larger than a king-sized bed.
- California baySynonym of California laurel: Umbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.
- California stopSynonym of rolling stop: An automobile driving maneuver in which a driver slows down, but does not completely stop, at a stop sign.
- Alta CaliforniaA geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
- California quailA quail native to California and areas of neighboring states, but introduced elsewhere (Callipepla californica).
- British CaliforniaSynonym of British Columbia: A province in western Canada. Capital: Victoria. Largest city: Vancouver.
- California CondorAlternative form of California condor.
- California poppyA popular flowering garden plant, Eschscholzia californica, native to the south-western United States, and other similar plants in genus Eschscholzia.
- pride of CaliforniaThe plant Lathyrus splendens.
- California mouseSynonym of California deermouse: A rodent of species Peromyscus californicus, found in northwestern Mexico and central to southern California.
- California-likeResembling the U.S. state of California, or some attribute of it.
- California minutesplural of California minute: A period of time substantially longer than a New York minute, especially in reference to the completion of a task in an unhurried manner.
Compound words 20
- californiumA strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
- MexicaliThe capital city of the state of Baja California, Mexico, and seat of the Municipality of Mexicali.
- CalexicoA city in Imperial County, California, United States.
- CalifornicationThe adoption of practices and beliefs associated with California, in particular Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
- CalpineA census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
- CalArtsThe California Institute of the Arts, a private arts university located in Santa Clarita, California.
- CommieforniaDerogatory name for California: a state of the United States, regarded as excessively socially liberal, extreme far left, or communist.
- DaliforniaNickname for Dali, a city in Yunnan, China.
- MexiforniaDerogatory name for California: a state of the United States, viewed as increasingly Mexican in population and culture, especially due to illegal immigration.
- CalifornianaItems, especially collectibles, associated with the state of California.