Baja California

Baja California

See also: Baja Califórnia

English

Map of Mexico highlighting Baja California

Etymology

From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.hɑː ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)n.jə/

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Proper noun

Baja California

1. A peninsula in Mexico A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California; administered as the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
2. A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula.
3. (historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.

Derived terms

• Baja
• Baja California Norte
• Baja California Sur
• Baja Norte
• Baja Sur

 

Related terms

• Alta California
• California
• Gulf of California

 

Translations

mountainous peninsula

Finnish: Kalifornian niemimaa Hindi: बाहा कालिफोर्निया (bāhā kāliphorniyā) Japanese: バハカリフォルニア (Baha-Kariforunia) Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija) Portuguese: Baixa Califórnia f, Baja Califórnia f Russian: Нижняя Калифорния (ru) (Nižnjaja Kalifornija) Spanish: Península de Baja California f

state of Mexico

Breton: Kalifornia-Izel f, Baja California f Catalan: Baixa Califòrnia f Dutch: Baja California n, Neder-Californië n French: Basse-Californie (fr) f, Basse Californie (fr) f Hindi: बाहा कालिफोर्निया n (bāhā kāliphorniyā) Italian: Bassa California f Japanese: バハ・カリフォルニア州 (Baha Kariforunia-shū), 下カリフォルニア州 (shita Kariforunia-shū) (literal) Latin: California Inferior f Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija) Navajo: Ayaaí Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo Occitan: Bassa Califòrnia f Portuguese: Baja Califórnia f, Baixa Califórnia f Russian: Ни́жняя Калифо́рния (ru) f (Nížnjaja Kalifórnija) Sardinian: Bassa Califòrnia f Spanish: Baja California (es) f

See also

• golfo de California

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. Alternative form of Baixa Califórnia

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja/ [ˌba.xa ka.liˈfoɾ.nja]

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• Syllabification: Ba‧ja Ca‧li‧for‧nia

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. A state of Mexico

See also

• Baja California on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es