Definition of California in English:
California
proper nounˌkalɪˈfɔːnɪəˌkæləˈfɔrnjə
A state in the western US, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean; population 36,756,666 (est. 2008); capital, Sacramento. Formerly part of Mexico, it was ceded to the US in 1847, and became the 31st state of the US in 1850.
Definition of California in US English:
California
proper nounˌkaləˈfôrnyəˌkæləˈfɔrnjə
A state in the western US, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean; population 36,756,666 (est. 2008); capital, Sacramento. Formerly part of Mexico, it was ceded to the US in 1847, and became the 31st state of the US in 1850.