Lower California

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

1. Baja California.

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Lower California British  

noun

1. Spanish name: Baja California.  a mountainous peninsula of NW Mexico, between the Pacific and the Gulf of California: administratively divided into the states of Baja California (or Baja California Norte) and Baja California Sur

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Lower California

As early as 1899 he launched a syndicate which bought up 862,000 acres of Lower California.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the first seven days after their splashdown off Lower California, the crew had little chance to sightsee.

From Time Magazine Archive

After many days at sea they put in at Magdalena Bay, near the tip of Lower California, but the Mexican coast guard sent them on their way.

From Time Magazine Archive

And in previous discussions I have suggested that it might be well for us to take up with our brothers of Mexico the acquisition of what is known as Lower California.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not part of mainland Mexico, Ensenada was located on the long, narrow peninsula that hung down the western coast and was known as Baja, or Lower, California.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty