Alta California
See also: Alta Califórnia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Alta California (“upper California”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːltə ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/
Proper noun
- A historical geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
Translations
historic region of New Spain and Mexico, now part of the US
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See also
- Baja California
- California
- Gulf of California
Alta California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌalta kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌal̪.t̪a ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]
- Syllabification: Al‧ta Ca‧li‧for‧nia
Proper noun
- a historical geographic region of Spain and Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. state of California
Related terms
See also
- Alta California on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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