"California" meaning in Latin

See California in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ka.liːˈfɔr.ni.a] [Classical-Latin], [ka.liˈfɔr.ni.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: New Latin, borrowed from Spanish California, ultimately related to Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|es|California}} Spanish California, {{der|la|ar|خَلِيفَة||caliph}} Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Calīfornia<1.loc>}} Calīfornia f sg (genitive Calīforniae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Calīfornia<1>}} Forms: Calīfornia [canonical, feminine, singular], Calīforniae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Calīfornia [nominative, singular], Calīforniae [genitive, singular], Calīforniae [dative, singular], Calīforniam [accusative, singular], Calīforniā [ablative, singular], Calīfornia [singular, vocative]
  1. (New Latin) California (the most populous state of the United States) Wikipedia link: New Latin Tags: New-Latin, declension-1 Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States Derived forms: calīforniānus, calīfornicus
    Sense id: en-California-la-name-CEleVanq Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, New Latin, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, California, USA, Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 7 5 2 2 2 2 6 2 8 6 2 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 2 1

Inflected forms

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