Kalifornien

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Danish

Proper noun

Kalifornien (genitive Kaliforniens)

  1. Alternative form of Californien

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈfɔrni̯ən/, , , , ,
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Proper noun

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

  1. California (a state of the United States)

Usage notes

  • 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.

Derived terms

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalɪˈfoːrnɪɛn/,

Proper noun

Kalifornien n (genitive Kaliforniens)

  1. California (a state of the United States)

Usage notes

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

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