Cali

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/ˈkæli/

proper noun

Nickname for California: a state of the United States.

Similar
Santiago de Cali
OriginSpanish Cali →
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Meanings

Cali1

proper noun
  1. colloquialNickname for California: a state of the United States.

    We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach

    2010, “Teenage Dream”, performed by Katy Perry
    1 more example

    "Why do I have to live here?" she asked for the umpteenth time, seeing no reason for the twentyfive-hundred-mile move from New York to Cali.

    2012, Kelli London, Cali Boys, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 10

Cali2

proper noun
  1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

    Synonyms: Santiago de Cali

  2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Cali3

proper noun
  1. archaicArchaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”).

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

Similar
Santiago de Cali
Also see
california

Origin

Cali · proper noun

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

Full word history & related roots →

Cali · proper noun

  1. SpanishCali
  2. EnglishCali

From Spanish Cali, from Calima.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Spanish Cali
  • Calicity in Colombia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cali

valleyrallyAlisallymalialleyfinaleDalytallygalleykaliballyHalleymalleechallisdallysalleyfarfalleChenab ValleydoolallyGreat Rift ValleyGreen ValleyNew-Wes-ValleyOlympic Valley
All rhymes →

Anagrams

LaciIlcacailAlicAclilaic
Cite this entry
APA

Cali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cali

MLA

“Cali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cali. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cali,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cali.

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