Golden State
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- proper noun
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- Wayne Suthin will be one of the artists featured (along with Dave DeGroot and Peter Warren) at next year's Golden State Bonsai Convention held Halloween weekend 2013 at the Burbank Marriott in Los Angeles.
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The outcome will affect the millions of online shoppers in the Golden State, as well as hundreds of millions of online transactions.
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So all you Californians who are looking to escape the Golden State, please do NOT come to Texas.
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The Golden State gets plenty back from the "rest of us."
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The rest of the country loves to mock the Golden State.
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Anything can fail these days, and the Golden State is no exception.
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Democrats, already the dominant political force in California, are only getting more powerful in the Golden State.
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The Golden State has been forced into a sort of economic rehab after years of runaway spending.
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There has been a debate over the last several years about whether internet suppliers have the right to charge sales tax on citizens of the Golden State.
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This season, citizens of the Golden State have an opportunity to make history with Proposition 37, a measure that will require genetically modified food to be labeled for consumers.
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The Golden State is known for its diverse landscapes and cultural richness.
Synonyms
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A large state in the western United States on the Pacific coast known for beaches and frequent earthquakes
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A state in the western United States on the Pacific coast
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A short informal name for the US state of California
A state in the United States on the west coast called California
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Golden State' is compositionally transparent as a nickname for a place (a 'golden' state), so a learner who knows the words could infer a place name or epithet. However, using it specifically as a short form for the NBA team requires cultural/sports knowledge (metonymy) and is not predictable from the constituents alone, so the team sense is not fully transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Golden State comes from the Gold Rush long ago, when many people went to California to look for gold, and from fields of golden poppies and bright sunlight. That's why Golden State now means 'California'.