Californian is an adjective describing something related to the American state of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. It is also the
demonym
A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people ( inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place ( hamlet, village, town, city, region, ...
for a person from California.
Californian or The Californian may also refer to:
Newspapers in California
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''The Californian'' (1840s newspaper), a Monterey newspaper moved to San Francisco
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''The Californian'' (1860s newspaper), a San Francisco literary newspaper
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''The Californian'' (Carmel-by-the-Sea newspaper), circa 1936–1937
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The Bakersfield Californian
''The Bakersfield Californian'' is a daily newspaper serving Bakersfield, California and surrounding Kern County in the state's San Joaquin Valley.
History
''The Bakersfield Californian'' is the direct descendant of Kern County's first newspap ...
'', a Bakersfield newspaper
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The Salinas Californian
''The Salinas Californian'', sometimes referred to as ''The Californian'', is a digital and print newspaper published in Salinas, California, covering mainly the Salinas Valley. Founded in 1871 as ''The Salinas City Index'', it went through seve ...
'', a Salinas newspaper
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''The Californian'' (Temecula), a now defunct newspaper
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The Daily Californian
''The Daily Californian'' (''Daily Cal'') is an independent, student-run newspaper that serves the University of California, Berkeley, campus and its surrounding community.
History 20th century
''The Daily Californian'' became independent fro ...
'', the student newspaper at the University of California at Berkeley
* ''The Californian'', the student newspaper of
California High School in San Ramon
Other uses
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''Californian'' (ship), various ships
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''Californian'' (train), a passenger train of the Southern Pacific and Rock Island railroads
* Californian, a coupe version of the British
Hillman Imp
The Hillman Imp is a small economy car that was made by the Rootes Group and its successor Chrysler Europe from 1963 until 1976. Revealed on 3 May 1963, after much advance publicity, it was the first British mass-produced car with the engine b ...
automobile
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''The Californian'' (Bob Schneider album), 2006
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''The Californian'' (Sunday's Best album), 2002
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''The Californian'' (film), a 1937 Western
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''The Californian'' (1880s magazine), a San Francisco literary magazine
* Californian, a font designed by
Frederic Goudy
Frederic William Goudy ( ; March 8, 1865 – May 11, 1947) was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. He was one of the most prolific of American type designers ...
for the University of California Press
See also
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California (disambiguation)
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Californian English
California English (or Californian English) is the collection of English dialects native to California, largely classified under Western American English. Most Californians speak with a General American accent; alternatively viewed, possibly du ...
, a dialect spoken in California
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List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names#C, a word in Latin found in species names
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List of people from California
This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
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The Californians (disambiguation), several film and television topics
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Lists of newspapers