"Cal States" meaning in English

See Cal States in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Cal States
  1. (informal) Used to denote multiple campuses of the California State University. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Cal_States-en-name-wHl-WB-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2016, Barbara Davenport, Grit and Hope: A Year with Five Latino Students and the Program That Helped Them Aim for College, page 107:",
          "text": "Barack Obama won the presidency, to very little notice among the seniors. This fall, all that matter to them, all they could think about, was getting into college. Most were applying to the UCs and the Cal States.",
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          "ref": "2022, Mario Biagioli, editor, Academic Brands, page 60:",
          "text": "The Cal States and community colleges (originally called junior colleges in [the Academic Master Plan]) would also focus on their realms, and yet again pursue differentiating and innovative offerings.",
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        "(informal) Used to denote multiple campuses of the California State University."
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