Baja California
See also: Baja Califórnia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).
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Proper noun edit
- 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.
- (historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.
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Translations edit
mountainous peninsula
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state of Mexico
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Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
- Alternative form of Baixa Califórnia
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: Ba‧ja Ca‧li‧for‧nia
Proper noun edit
- A state of Mexico
See also edit
- Baja California on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
- Baja California (a state of Mexico)