Meanings
comparative more Californian · superlative most Californian
- Of or relating to California.
The Californian ant-cricket, Myrmecophila formicarum Scudder occurs in practically every nest.
1911 February 28, William M. Mann, “Notes on the guests of somee Californian ants”, in Psyche, volume 18, page 28
plural Californians
- A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.
And almost five million Californians voted Republican.
2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy” (00:02:13 from the start), in Adam Ruins Everything (television production), spoken by himself (Adam Conover), truTV, via truTV1 more example
In fact, it's often somewhat disparagingly called "Boz Angeles" for the many Californians and celebrities that have come to town, as well as its perceived "fanciness" in relation to the rest of the state.
2020 March 5, Sophie-Claire Hoeller, “I spent 3 days in Bozeman, Montana, aka 'Boz Angeles.' Here's what surprised me most about one of the fastest-growing cities in the US.”, in Insider
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ḫalap-
- Arabicخَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
- Arabicخَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa)
- Medieval Latincalīpha
- Old Frenchcaliphe
- Middle Frenchcalife
- Frenchcalife
- Spanishcalifa
- SpanishCalifornia
- EnglishCalifornia
- EnglishCalifornian
From California + -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ক্যালিফোর্নিয়াবাসী
- ক্যালিফোর্নিয়াবাসী (kêliphōrniẏabaśi)an inhabitant of California
Catalan californià, californià
- californiàof or relating to California
- californiàan inhabitant of California
- californianaan inhabitant of California
Chinese Mandarin 加州人
- 加州人 (Jiāzhōurén)an inhabitant of California
Czech kalifornský, Kaliforňan
- kalifornskýof or relating to California
- Kaliforňanan inhabitant of California
- Kaliforňankaan inhabitant of California
Danish californisk, californier
- californiskof or relating to California
- californieran inhabitant of California
Dutch Californisch, Californiër
- Californischof or relating to California
- Californiëran inhabitant of California
Esperanto kalifornia, kaliforniano
- kaliforniaof or relating to California
- kalifornianoan inhabitant of California
Finnish kalifornialainen, kalifornialainen
- kalifornialainenof or relating to California
- kalifornialainenan inhabitant of California
French californien, Californien
- californienof or relating to California
- Californienan inhabitant of California
- Californiennean inhabitant of California
German kalifornisch, Kalifornier
- kalifornischof or relating to California
- Kalifornieran inhabitant of California
- Kalifornierinan inhabitant of California
Greek καλιφορνέζικος, Καλιφορνέζος
- καλιφορνέζικος (kalifornézikos)of or relating to California
- Καλιφορνέζος (Kalifornézos)an inhabitant of California
- Καλιφορνέζα (Kalifornéza)an inhabitant of California
Hungarian kaliforniai
- kaliforniaiof or relating to California
Italian californiano, californiano
- californianoof or relating to California
- californianoan inhabitant of California
- californianaan inhabitant of California
Japanese カリフォルニア州人, カリフォルニア人
- カリフォルニア州人 (Kariforunia-shū hito)an inhabitant of California
- カリフォルニア人 (Kariforunia-hito)an inhabitant of California
Latin californicus
- californicusof or relating to California
Norwegian Bokmål californisk
- californiskof or relating to California
Persian کالیفرنیایی
- کالیفرنیاییof or relating to California
Polish kalifornijski, Kalifornijczyk
- kalifornijskiof or relating to California
- Kalifornijczykan inhabitant of California
- Kalifornijkaan inhabitant of California
Portuguese californiano, californiano
- californianoof or relating to California
- californianoan inhabitant of California
- californianaan inhabitant of California
Romanian californian, californian
- californianof or relating to California
- californianan inhabitant of California
- californianăan inhabitant of California
Russian калифорни́йский, калифорни́ец
- калифорни́йский (kaliforníjskij)of or relating to California
- калифорни́ец (kaliforníjec)an inhabitant of California
- калифорни́йка (kaliforníjka)an inhabitant of California
Spanish californiano, californiano
- californianoof or relating to California
- californianoan inhabitant of California
- californianaan inhabitant of California
Swedish kalifornisk, kalifornier
- kaliforniskof or relating to California
- kalifornieran inhabitant of California
Ukrainian каліфорні́йський, каліфорні́єць
- каліфорні́йський (kaliforníjsʹkyj)of or relating to California
- каліфорні́єць (kaliforníjecʹ)an inhabitant of California
- каліфорні́йка (kaliforníjka)an inhabitant of California
Cite this entry
Californian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Californian
“Californian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Californian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Californian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Californian.
Source: Californian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.