Mexicali

American

[mek-si-kal-ee, me-hee-kah-lee] / ˌmɛk sɪˈkæl i, ˌmɛ hiˈkɑ li /

noun

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

Mexicali British

/ ˌmɛksɪˈkɑːlɪ, mɛxiˈkali /

noun

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)

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It eventually moved to a position in Mexicali, Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

As part of the auditioning process, she flew out to Miami from Mexicali to try out for the role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

City Council in the 1990s, when the Price Pfister factory in Pacoima moved operations to Mexicali.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025

We were picked up by a woman whom Papá had contacted in Mexicali.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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