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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Example Sentences

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Lately he spent seven weeks in the Lower California Military Zone, just over the border from the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last December he returned to public life as commander of the Mexican forces guarding Lower California and Mexico's west coast.

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