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Californian

British  
/ ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to California or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of California

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These Californians -- all citizens -- testified in Congress about how ICE locked them up without rights.

From Los Angeles Times

Californians already pay more than the rest of the country for gas.

From Los Angeles Times

At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a charming Spanish-revival, quintessentially Californian home — but this Pacific Palisades rebuild is constructed like a tank.

From Los Angeles Times

The ballot measure will make significant changes to how Californians vote, and enact new mandates on county elections officials.

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That makes heat pumps a tough sell to many Californians.

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