Baja
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5.1
- proper noun
- /ˈbɑːhɑː/
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Baja California
- They are the finest in all of Baja.
- Baja California
- Baja Peninsula
- Baja, Mexico
Yeah, I'm down in the Baja now.
- Yeah, I'm down in the Baja now.
- I was flying beach eighteens and I would refuel in Moolahy on the halfway down on Baja Peninsula.
- I know that from actually Baja, Mexico on the beach.
- This one is called Striped Bass Farm Raisin in Baja California.
- And then at least in, when I was in in Yuma, they would fly from Mexico City to Baja California on that same tourist visa.
- Well, maybe Palm Springs, maybe Joshua Tree, maybe we want to take a big detour down to Baja, right?
- When they are in the in Baja California, they travel through the Mar de Cortez all the way to the Sinaloa coast.
Examples
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Mexico's the future, we have a sister club in Baja, California.
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There's a hurricane off Baja.
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But hey, little known fact: there are incredible international private schools in Baja, California.
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On our way to Baja California.
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The children in Baja looked pretty happy; people seemed to just eat from the sea.
Fiction book (1994) -
From Texas to Baja California.
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We were living in Baja when she was diagnosed.
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And they spent their entire honeymoon down in Baja... watching the whales.
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The small-scale coastal fishing settlements throughout the Baja California Peninsula are relatively new.
Academic text (1999) -
On our road trip, we explored the beautiful beaches of Baja California.
Synonyms
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5.0
A long strip of land with mountains in northwest Mexico between the Pacific and the Gulf of California
A mountainous peninsula in northwestern Mexico also called Baja California
A long narrow peninsula with mountains in northwest Mexico that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California
Compounds
A long narrow peninsula with mountains in northwest Mexico that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California
Surface Forms
Etymology
The place name Baja comes from the Spanish word baja, meaning 'lower', because this peninsula is the lower part of the land once called California, so Baja California literally means 'Lower California'.