Baja California
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See also: Baja Califórnia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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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See also[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- Alternative form of Baixa Califórnia
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]
- (Chilean)
Audio: (file) 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)
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