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CA

CA

174 1.0
A state in the western United States on the Pacific coast
  • noun
  • /keɪ eɪ/
translation icon : California
  • We visited friends in San Diego, CA, and enjoyed the beautiful beaches.
  • Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Oaks, CA

And when cocaine and crack hit Oakland, CA, it destroyed it.

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Examples

  • Richmond, Richmond, CA, man, that's the Bay Area.

  • Please welcome the mayor of West Hollywood, CA, Lindsay Morbach.

  • We're here in Los Angeles, CA, big LA in the building.

  • It's a restaurant in Venice, CA, which is town I love.

  • We're in Corning, CA, it's a small town.

  • I'm Stephanie from Los Angeles, CA Let's talk about that.

  • And today we're in Pasadena, CA for Designer Con.

  • I moved to Truckee, CA, up in Lake Tahoe.

  • I am vlogging from Irvine, CA, Orange County.

    Silicon Valley Girl

  • So they located in Fremont, CA on Liberty Ave.

Synonyms

California
vsCA
∞ 1.0

A large state in the western United States on the Pacific coast known for beaches and frequent earthquakes

is the short written form used instead of the full state name
cal
vsCA
  • Informal
4 9.1

A short informal name for the US state of California

is the standard two letter abbreviation used in formal or official contexts
Golden State
vsCA
2 3.5

A popular nickname for the state of California from the Gold Rush

is an official abbreviated form used for addresses and lists
Calif.
vsCA
1.0

A state in the United States on the west coast called California

is written as two letters without a period and used as the short form

Surface Forms

CA singular
CAs plural

Etymology

CA is a two-letter abbreviation that stands for California, the U.S. state on the Pacific coast. You often see CA after a city on an address or package, so when you see CA it simply means the state of California.