Mexicali

American  

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

noun

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

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Mexicali British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

She was arrested Saturday at a hotel in the Ferrocarril neighborhood of Mexicali, according to the Baja California Citizen Security Secretariat.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times