calif
noun
a variant of caliph.
calif
1 American
[key-lif, kal-if]
/ ˈkeɪ lɪf, ˈkæl ɪf /
noun
Calif.
2
American
abbreviation
Calif.
1
British
abbreviation
calif
2
British
/ ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪf /
noun
Example Sentences
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For two years, his development team had worked in near-total isolation from offices in Irvine, Calif.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“Big tech earnings will help to confirm whether or not the sector’s share price gains in recent weeks are justified,” said David Laut, chief investment officer at Kerux Financial in Granite Bay, Calif.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
He attended test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base, the site of many daring Armstrong flights and space shuttle landings, then served with the Navy’s Dust Devil test pilot squadron in China Lake, Calif.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
“Some of those fixed dramatic horizontal lines do become worse because people are literally spending hours on their phone and looking down,” said Dr. Melanie Palm, a cosmetic dermatologist based in Solana Beach, Calif.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Calif Mdowija, who died in 679, is regarded as the founder of the Arabian posts.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
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