Tia Juana

American

[tee-uh wah-nuh] / ˈti ə ˈwɑ nə /

noun

Tijuana.

Tia Juana British

/ ˈtia ˈxwana, ˈtɪə ˈwɑːnə /

noun

a variant spelling of Tijuana

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Tia Juana

First effect of annexation would be the extinction of Tia Juana and Agua Caliente just over the border as drinking-racing-gambling resorts for U. S. tourists.

From Time Magazine Archive

The name is not Spanish which would be "Tia Juana," but Indian "Tiwana" was the pronunciation given by the Diegueno Indians.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tia Juana nodded and her thin lips compressed.

From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage

I've got just enough to get us to Catalina where we're to see Jack Lopez and clean up the Tia Juana business.

From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Burt L. Standish

I used that card at the time the Tia Juana matter looked very bright and promising.

From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Burt L. Standish

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