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Tijuana

Tijuana

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A city in northwestern Mexico near San Diego, known for lively culture and food
  • proper noun
  • /tiˈhwɑːnə/
: Tijuana
  • A little bit of home trivia, the Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana at a hotel.
  • Tijuana, Mexico
  • border town Tijuana
  • Tijuana and San Diego

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Examples

  • Only seventeen miles south of downtown San Diego, yet worlds apart, Tijuana sparkles.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I visited Tijuana last summer and enjoyed the delicious street food.

  • And once I got to Tijuana, I just spoke only Spanish.

  • We went to Tijuana, Mexico...

  • I'm going to Tijuana for the weekend.

  • Since then, I have noticed more and more Americans moving to Tijuana and surrounding areas.

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  • The new border entry to Tijuana is expected to open on Nov. 1.

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  • Charles, you should see the excitement in Tijuana from all the fans backing its club.

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  • Tijuana Estuary has a large watershed, but the Tijuana River did not flood from 1944 to 1977.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Every day, some 30 loaded INS buses enter Tijuana, Mexico, to disgorge huddled masses south of the border.

    Academic text (1993)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tijuana probably comes from a local Indigenous place name that Spanish speakers adapted into the form we use today. A popular story connects it to Tía Juana (literally 'Aunt Jane'), but a helpful way to remember Tijuana is to think of it as the old village name that stayed with the city on the border and by the sea.