Mexicali

[mek-si-kal-ee, me-hee-kah-lee]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Baja California, in NW Mexico, on the Mexican-U.S. border.

Mexicali

/ ˌmɛksɪˈkɑːlɪ, mɛxiˈkali /

noun

1. a city in NW Mexico, capital of Baja California (Norte) state, on the border with the US adjoining Calexico, California: centre of a rich irrigated agricultural region. Pop: 840 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Sánchez was born in 1971 in Mexicali, Baja California, to the maid of a wealthy banker.

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She thought of moving instead to a border town such as Mexicali, where she and her husband could still be near their three adult U.S.-born daughters.

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I was born in Mexico City, raised in Mexicali, and moved to Los Angeles full-time in 2016.

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The wife of slain Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi was arrested Saturday in Mexicali and transferred to U.S. marshals in San Diego, where she will be booked on suspicion of murder, authorities said.

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Carrera and her two daughters, 20 and 11, had an appointment to present their asylum claims at the Mexicali border on Feb. 3.

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