"California" meaning in Spanish

See California in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kaliˈfoɾnja/, [ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]
Rhymes: -oɾnja Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa) Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)der. Medieval Latin calīpha Old French caliphe Middle French calife French califebor. Spanish califa Spanish -or Spanish -n- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Spanish -ia Spanish California First attested in Montalvo's Las sergas de Esplandián as the name of Calafia's monarchy. A name invented by the author to remind Spanish readers of the recent Reconquista, probably based on califa (“caliph”). By surface analysis, califa + -or + -n- + -ia. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|califa|-or|-n-|-ia|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ḫalap- Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa) Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)der. 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  1. California (the most populous state of the United States) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States Derived forms: Alta California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, californiano, californio, colín de California, liebre de California
    Sense id: en-California-es-name-CEleVanq Categories (other): California, USA, Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish links with redundant alt parameters, Spanish links with redundant wikilinks, Spanish terms interfixed with -n-, Spanish terms suffixed with -ia, Spanish terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 93 7 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 93 7 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 93 7 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 94 6 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Spanish links with redundant alt parameters: 95 5 Disambiguation of Spanish links with redundant wikilinks: 92 8 Disambiguation of Spanish terms interfixed with -n-: 85 15 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ia: 96 4 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -or: 96 4
  2. a town in Usulután department, El Salvador Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in El Salvador, Towns in El Salvador
    Sense id: en-California-es-name-qKu8ZL8Q
     
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          "text": "El PIB de la comunidad latina estadounidense estimado por LDC supera el de países como Francia, Reino Unido y la India; tan solo en un estado, California, la economía latina ocuparía el lugar 21 entre las más grandes del mundo, superando la de Suiza.",
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}

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