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

1. 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).

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Baja California British  

/ ˈbaehɑ /

noun

1. the Spanish name for Lower California

2. short for Baja California Norte

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Example Sentences

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has identified a new species within this genus based on a fossil uncovered at a site in Baja California.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

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

Michael Stocker, executive director of the acoustics group Ocean Conservation Research, has been leading whale-viewing trips to the gray whales’ breeding ground at San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja California since 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

On “Me Ha Costado,” Vega, who hails from Baja California Sur, combines blown-out 808s with a G-funk whine to create a pan-Californian posse track.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Uncle Antonio told her of the deserts in Baja California, describing them as terrible places of heat, sand, and bare rocks, with no water to be found.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty