Baja California

American

[bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh, -fawr-nee-uh, bah-hah kah-lee-fawr-nyah] / ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkæl əˈfɔr nyə, -ˈfɔr ni ə, ˈbɑ hɑ ˌkɑ liˈfɔr nyɑ /

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). Mexicali (Northern Territory) and La Paz (Southern Territory).

Baja California British

/ ˈbaehɑ /

noun

the Spanish name for Lower California
short for Baja California Norte

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Example Sentences

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Embassy said the situation has returned to normal in other parts of Mexico, including Baja California and Quintana Roo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Because of these links, both men are being held in El Hongo, a maximum-security prison in Baja California.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Both Aptostichus simus and Aptostichus ramirezae live only in coastal dunes from central California to northern Baja California, Mexico including some in the Channel Islands.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Still, a tropical storm watch remained in effect for Baja California Sur, where effects from the storm were expected to begin Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He would know if there was a place where a mixed couple could live with something approaching safety, and maybe he could tell Wash something about Baja California.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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