How Do You Spell California?

a state in the western United States, on the Pacific coast.
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How do u spell Cal?

cal
  1. Cal 2 kilocalorie.
  2. cal. abbreviation. calendar. caliber. calorie (def. ...
  3. Cal. abbreviation. California.
  4. CAL. abbreviation for. computer-aided (or -assisted) learning.
  5. cal. abbreviation for. calendar. calibre. ...
  6. Cal. abbreviation for. Calorie (large) California.
  7. cal. abbr. mean calorie; small calorie.
  8. Cal. abbr. large calorie.
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What California means?

The name California is primarily a female name of Spanish origin that means Hot Furnace Or Mythical Land. California is a name of a U.S. state. There are many theories on how it was named or why, but most likely it's derived from the Old Spanish "Calit Fornay" meaning hot furnace.
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What part of speech is California?

As detailed above, 'California' is a proper noun.
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How do you spell San Diego in California?

a seaport in SW California: naval and marine base.
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Eagles perform "Hotel California" at the 1998 Rock



What does Los Angeles translate to?

The easiest and most obvious origin is a direct translation of los angeles, which in Spanish means 'the angels.
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What does Los mean in Los Angeles?

Origin of los-angeles

Los Ángeles means the angels in Spanish. The city was originally a pueblo founded and named by the Spanish with the full name of: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula," which means "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola."
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Do you pronounce the r in California?

Many Californians clearly produce the “r” sound, which is not true of some other parts of the United States. For example, the word “really” stresses the “r” a lot, so it sounds like “rrrreally.”
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Is dude a California thing?

Californian surfers refer to everyone as “dudes” (female and male) and think anything great is “epic”.
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What is the California accent called?

California English (or Californian English) collectively refers to varieties of American English native to California. A distinctive vowel shift was only first noted by linguists in the 1980s in southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California.
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What was California called before?

A large non-coastal land grant was given to John Sutter who, in 1839, settled a large land grant close to the future city of Sacramento, California, which he called "New Helvetia" ("New Switzerland").
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Is California a Mexican name?

The name "California" derives from a 16th Century romance novel written by a Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo.
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Is California a girl name?

The name California is both a boy's name and a girl's name . Has not caught on as much as other Golden State place-names -- Sierra, Marin, West, or even Francisco -- probably because of its length.
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What is called Cal?

Cal is an abbreviation for 'calorie'.
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What does Cal mean in text?

Meaning. CAL. Crash and Learn (airplane simulator gaming)
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Is Cal a word in scrabble?

Yes, cal is a valid Scrabble word.
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Are Californians rude?

California is one of the rudest states in America, according to a new ranking. The Golden state ranked at 40th on the Big Seven Travel list of friendliest states in America. "Californians like to think of themselves as friendly, but our readers disagree.
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What is a typical California girl?

The California Girl is beautiful, but she doesn't wield it. She's open-minded, but isn't a pushover. She's confident in herself, always down to hang, loves being outside, is immune to stress, but she's got a streak of existential sadness that grounds her cheerfulness.
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Do Californians have an accent?

Their accent is indeed similar to General American, meaning it sounds to American ears like it isn't an accent at all. Everyone has an accent, however. As with most accents, the vowels are what really set Californians apart.
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What does Los Angeles smell like?

Los Angeles smells, and not in the usual 'big city smog' way. Los Angeles smells like rotten eggs. No one knew why for the first few days, until Tuesday when the mystery was finally solved.
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What does Las mean in Las Vegas?

He named the valley "Las Vegas," which translates roughly into "The Meadows," to acknowledge the wild grasses which grew in the nutrient rich desert soil with ample supply of water.
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Which city is called City of Angels?

Los Angeles, City of Angels, is lapped by the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of The United States. Four million residents make it America's second largest city after NY. The city's wingspan is truly enormous.
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