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Kalifornien
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Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Kaliforniens
da Californien: da California Q99
German
de:
Etymology
de :af es:California -ien
From de es California -ien.
Pronunciation
de /kaliˈfɔrni̯ən/ [ˌka.liˈfɔʁ.njən] [-lɪ-] [-ˈfɔɐ̯-] [-ni.ən]
de De-Kalifornien.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de California Q99
Usage notes
While other German names for US states are either archaic (like de Pennsylvanien) or used alongside the English form (like de Norddakota), the state of California is still exclusively referred to as de Kalifornien.
Derived terms
de Kalifornienkondor Kalifornier kalifornisch
Further reading
de exonyms terms suffixed with -ien
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
Borrowed from sv en California, from sv es California.
Pronunciation
sv /kalɪˈfoːrnɪɛn/ [kʰalɪˈfoːɳɪən]
Proper noun
n
sv California Q99
Usage notes
The only American state to have a different name in Swedish.
References
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Svensk MeSH