Ba·ja Ca·li·for·nia
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Audio Help [bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh, -fawr-nee-uh; Sp. bah-hah kah-lee-fawr-nyah] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a narrow peninsula in NW Mexico between the Gulf of California and the Pacific, forming two territories of Mexico. 1,434,000; 55,634 sq. mi. (144,090 sq. km). Capitals: Mexicali (Northern Territory) and La Paz (Southern Territory). |
Also called Baja, Lower California.
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Baja California
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| Ba·ja California
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A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico extending south-southeast between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California south of the U.S. border. It was first explored by the Spanish in the 1530s. |
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| baja california | |
noun | |
| a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: Lower California] |
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