Tijuana

[tee-uh-wah-nuh, tee-hwah-nah]

noun

1. a city in NW Mexico, on the Mexico-U.S. border.

Tijuana

/ tiˈxwana, tiːˈwɑːnə /

noun

1. a city in NW Mexico, in Baja California (Norte). Pop: 1 570 000 (2005 est)

Tijuana

1. City in Baja California Norte state, in northwestern Mexico just south of the California border near San Diego.

The city is popular among American tourists for its racetracks and bullfights.

Example Sentences

On Saturday ,according to reports here, federal prosecutors in Tijuana arrested a former intelligence agent, Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega, who had been wanted since last year in connection with Colosio’s killing.

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My roommate had returned from Tijuana hemorrhaging, and I’d taken her to the ER.

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Afraid of being stopped and detained at the airport, as has happened to other immigrants attempting to leave the country, Negrete preferred to drive to Tijuana and then fly to Guadalajara.

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He’d fled to Tijuana, where he underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to the informant.

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A native of Tijuana who came to Los Angeles as a child, King raised five children, including three girls he adopted from foster care, said his daughter, Angela King.

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