Baja California

[ bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh, -fawr-nee-uh; Spanish bah-hah kah-lee-fawr-nyah ]

/ ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkæl əˈfɔr nyə, -ˈfɔr ni ə; Spanish ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkɑ liˈfɔr nyɑ /

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noun

a narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico between the Gulf of California and the Pacific, forming two territories of Mexico. 55,634 sq. mi. (144,090 sq. km). Capitals: Mexicali (Northern Territory) and La Paz (Southern Territory).

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Also called Ba·ja, Lower California.

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How to use Baja California in a sentence

January and February are also prime months for spotting California gray whales off the coast as they migrate towards Baja.
Last-Minute Winter Escapes: Vieques, Scottsdale, Reykjavik, and More|Leigh Crandall|December 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Timar drew the two deeds out of the envelope he had received at his Baja office, and which had, so much pleased him.
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai
Baja´zet, surnamed "The Thunderbolt" (ilderim), sultan of Turkey.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Por lo que a m toca, slo siento25 si habr algo que sea pecado en esto que hablamos en voz baja.
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn

Above the splashing and the little hushing draw, the church bells sounded from Baja, calling the bay to Mass.
The Furnace|Rose Macaulay
That story which Tommy had found so tedious on the beach at Baja had been fulfilling itself of late.
The Furnace|Rose Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for Baja California

Baja California

/ (ˈbaehɑ) /

noun

the Spanish name for Lower California

short for Baja California Norte

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