Cal State

English

Proper noun

Cal State (plural Cal States)

  2. Ellipsis of California State University.
    Synonyms: California State, CSU
    Coordinate terms: UC, University of California (not to be confused); Caltech (not to be confused)

Usage notes

  • Frequently followed by a city with a California State University campus, i.e. Cal State Fullerton for California State University, Fullerton, Cal State LA for California State University, Los Angeles
  • Can be used in the plural, i.e. "he applied to three Cal States".
  • Campuses of the California State University system can also be denoted by the name of the city followed by "State", i.e. Fresno State for California State University, Fresno or Sacramento State for California State University, Sacramento.

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