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.

Example Sentences

The funds have often gone toward toys for a shelter in Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times

Before long, I had been party to conversations about fear of flying, doctors in Tijuana, how to make beef jerky and how to sleep in a moving metal box.

From Los Angeles Times

The friend was deported the next day to Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal