Kalifornien

Kalifornien (genitive Kaliforniens)

1. alternative form of Californien: California (the most populous state of the United States)

• IPA^(key): /kaliˈfɔrni̯ən/, [ˌka.liˈfɔʁ.njən], [-lɪ-], [-ˈfɔɐ̯-], [-ni.ən]

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Kalifornien n (proper noun, genitive Kaliforniens or (optionally with an article) Kalifornien)

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

• While other German names for US states are either archaic (like Pennsylvanien) or used alongside the English form (like Norddakota), the state of California is still exclusively referred to as Kalifornien.

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

• IPA^(key): /kalɪˈfoːrnɪɛn/, [kʰalɪˈfoːɳɪən]

Kalifornien n (genitive Kaliforniens)

1. California (the most populous state of the United States)

The only American state to have a different name in Swedish.

• Kalifornien in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH