Golden State

English

Etymology

Alluding to its rich deposits of gold.

Proper noun

the Golden State

  1. Official nickname for California: a state of the United States.
    • 2025 August 8, “Another WNBA game disrupted by sex toy thrown on court in Chicago”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 August 2025:
      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.