Tijuana

American  

[tee-uh-wah-nuh, tee-hwah-nah] / ˌti əˈwɑ nə, tiˈʰwɑ nɑ /

noun

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

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Tijuana British  

/ tiˈxwana, tiːˈwɑːnə /

noun

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

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Tijuana Cultural  

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

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

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Tijuana

He said his father’s family moved back to Tijuana during the Great Depression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He began working as a preteen, bouncing back and forth between the U.S. and Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In Tijuana, where Dodgers icon Justin Turner is playing this season, airhorns buzz constantly, and games feature skits between innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Then, on July 6, they received word that Banuelos had been located in Tijuana, Mexico, more than 500 miles south of Nevada County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

So many postcards—from Disneyland, Tijuana, the Golden Gate Bridge—perched among the saints over the fireplaces, in wall crannies, but the boys and the girl were gone.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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