Baja California

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Baja California

Etymology

From Spanish Baja California (lower California).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.hɑː ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)n.jə/
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Proper noun

Baja California

  1. A peninsula in Mexico A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
  2. A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula.
  3. (historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • golfo de California

Portuguese

Proper noun

Baja California f

  1. Alternative form of Baixa Califórnia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]
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  • Syllabification: Ba‧ja Ca‧li‧for‧nia

Proper noun

Baja California f

  1. A state of Mexico

See also

Turkish

Proper noun

Baja California

  1. Baja California (a state of Mexico)
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