Baja California

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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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.
A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula.
A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.

/ˈbɑ.hɑ ˌkælɪˈfoɹn.jə/ En-us-ncalif-bajacalifornia.ogg

Baja California

From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).

Alta California California Gulf of California golfo de California

Baja Baja Californian Baja California Norte Baja California Sur Baja Norte Baja Sur

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