Californiaとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas de Esplandián, a 16th-century Spanish novel. The name comes from the fictional island's Muslim-allied queen, Calafia, whose name is a play on Arabic خَلِيفَة‎ (ḵalīfa, “caliph”).

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔɹ.njə/, /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔɹ.ni.ə/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)niə
• ハイフネーション: Cal‧i‧for‧nia
• Homophone: Callifornia

固有名詞

California (複数形 Californias)

1. The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

   Synonyms: (abbreviation) CA, (スラング) Cali, (derogatory) Commiefornia

   • 1971, Joni Mitchell (lyrics かつ music), “California”, in Blue:

     But my heart cried out for you, California / Oh, California, I'm coming home

2. Several places in the United States.
   1. A census-designated place in Maryland.
   2. A borough of Pennsylvania.
   3. A city in Missouri.
   4. A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
   5. A city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
   6. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   7. A village in Maine.
   8. A ghost town in West Virginia.
3. Several places in England.
   1. A village in Berkshire.
   2. A neighbourhood of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0182).
   3. An area in Derby, Derbyshire.
   4. A district of Ipswich, Suffolk.
   5. A hamlet in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
   6. A hamlet in Kensworth, Bedfordshire.
   7. A coastal resort in Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby, Norfolk.
4. A community in Ontario, Canada.
5. A town in the Santander department, Colombia.
6. A town in the Usulután department, El Salvador.
7. A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
8. A village in Bohol, Philippines.
9. A village in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
10. A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
11. University of California, Berkeley.

派生語

参考

Further reading

• California on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• Fornicalia

Latin

語源

Neo-Latin. From Spanish California

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.liˈfor.ni.a/, [kälʲɪˈfɔrniä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.liˈfor.ni.a/, [käliˈfɔrniä]

固有名詞

California f sg (genitive Californiae); first declension

1. (New Latin) California

   California regiō magna est. ― California is a big region.