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Californian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English California Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Californian From California + -an.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to California.
    • The Californian ant-cricket, Myrmecophila formicarum Scudder occurs in practically every nest. 1911 February 14, William M. Mann, “Notes on the guests of somee Californian ants”, in Psyche, volume 18, page 28:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most Californian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Californian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

Californian white sage · Californian stop · Californian anchovy

Relateds

Southern Californian · Baja Californian

Translations (27)

pt californiano (of or relating to California) · nb californisk (of or relating to California) · eo kalifornia (of or relating to California) · fi kalifornialainen (of or relating to California) · sv kalifornisk (of or relating to California) · nn californisk (of or relating to California) · it californiano (of or relating to California) · da californisk (of or relating to California) · es californiano (of or relating to California) · la californicus (of or relating to California) · ka კალიფორნიული (of or relating to California) · cs kalifornský (of or relating to California) · fr californien (of or relating to California) · gl californiano (of or relating to California) · ka კალიფორნიის (of or relating to California) · nl Californisch (of or relating to California) · hu kaliforniai (of or relating to California) · ca californià (of or relating to California) · ro californian (of or relating to California) · hy կալիֆոռնիական (of or relating to California) · be каліфарні́йскі (of or relating to California) · ru калифорни́йский (of or relating to California) · el καλιφορνέζικος (of or relating to California) · uk каліфорні́йський (of or relating to California) · fa کالیفرنیایی (of or relating to California) · pl kalifornijski (of or relating to California) · de kalifornisch (of or relating to California)

Californian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English California Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Californian From California + -an.

Meanings

  1. A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
    • In fact, it's often somewhat disparagingly called "Boz Angeles" for the many Californians and celebrities that have come to town, as well as its perceived "fanciness" in relation to the rest of the state. 2020 March 5, Sophie-Claire Hoeller, “I spent 3 days in Bozeman, Montana, aka 'Boz Angeles.' Here's what surprised me most about one of the fastest-growing cities in the US.”, in Insider:
    • And almost five million Californians voted Republican. 2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy” (00:02:13 from the start), in Adam Ruins Everything (television production), spoken by himself (Adam Conover), truTV, via truTV:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Californians Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

American

Relateds

Californio

Translations (38)

gl californiano (an inhabitant of California) · ro californian (an inhabitant of California) · nl Californiër (an inhabitant of California) · be каліфарні́йка (an inhabitant of California) · cs Kaliforňanka (an inhabitant of California) · fr Californien (an inhabitant of California) · ro californiană (an inhabitant of California) · de Kalifornier (an inhabitant of California) · el Καλιφορνέζος (an inhabitant of California) · hy կալիֆոռնիացի (an inhabitant of California) · cs Kaliforňan (an inhabitant of California) · fr Californienne (an inhabitant of California) · pt californiana (an inhabitant of California) · sv kalifornier (an inhabitant of California) · pl Kalifornijka (an inhabitant of California) · cmn 加州人 (an inhabitant of California) · el Καλιφορνέζα (an inhabitant of California) · ca californià (an inhabitant of California) · es californiano (an inhabitant of California) · es californiana (an inhabitant of California) · da californier (an inhabitant of California) · uk каліфорні́йка (an inhabitant of California) · it californiana (an inhabitant of California) · ca californiana (an inhabitant of California) · eo kaliforniano (an inhabitant of California) · ja カリフォルニア州人 (an inhabitant of California) · ja カリフォルニア人 (an inhabitant of California) · it californiano (an inhabitant of California) · de Kalifornierin (an inhabitant of California) · ka კალიფორნიელი (an inhabitant of California) · pt californiano (an inhabitant of California) · be каліфарні́ец (an inhabitant of California) · ru калифорни́йка (an inhabitant of California) · fi kalifornialainen (an inhabitant of California) · ru калифорни́ец (an inhabitant of California) · uk каліфорні́єць (an inhabitant of California) · pl Kalifornijczyk (an inhabitant of California) · bn ক্যালিফোর্নিয়াবাসী (an inhabitant of California)