Golden State

proper noun

Official nickname for California: a state of the United States.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Golden State
  1. Official nickname for California: a state of the United States.
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    A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy on to the court during the Dream’s 29 July game with the Golden State Valkyries, according to a police report. The report said he threw another sex toy during the Dream’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury.

    2025 August 8, “Another WNBA game disrupted by sex toy thrown on court in Chicago”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025

Origin

Alluding to its rich deposits of gold.

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APA

Golden State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20State

MLA

“Golden State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20State. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golden State,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20State.

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