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

They chased him and his friends through factories in Los Angeles and across the hills that separate Tijuana and San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

A team member at Ambio Life Sciences in Tijuana prepares a dose of the drug.

From Los Angeles Times

"To see a player who grew up here, at our club, at Tijuana, go and perform like that - it's special. It's pride for me personally, pride for the club, and pride for the city."

From BBC

A study by UC San Diego researchers reveals that pollutants found in the sewage-laden Tijuana River are ending up in the air near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County.

From Los Angeles Times

She and four daughters — the two undocumented teenagers who worked at Glass House and the two U.S. citizen youngsters — were soon in a van en route to Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times