Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountainous peninsula of western Mexico extending south-southeast between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California south of the US border.
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- proper noun a
mountainous peninsula ofwestern Mexico between thePacific Ocean and theGulf of California - proper noun a
state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico
Etymologies
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Examples
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In this work, writer Elisabeth Rosenthal asserts that organic farmers are depleting the water supply in southern Baja California.
Ann Gentry: NY Times vs. Organic Farmers -- It's the Golf Courses Stupid! Ann Gentry 2012
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He agreed with Democratic hawks who wanted all of New Mexico and California, including the long peninsula of Lower California later called Baja California.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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He agreed with Democratic hawks who wanted all of New Mexico and California, including the long peninsula of Lower California later called Baja California.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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The initial plan, according to Ensenada Secretary of Public Safety Cesar Santiesteban, is to create a force that patrols a 50-mile tourist corridor from Tijuana through Las Playas Rosarito to Ensenada in Baja California, which is Mexico's northernmost and westernmost state.
CNN.com 2009
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The organization has expanded into Baja California and further south to engage communities there in restoration and preservation of the coastal areas.
Lisa Derrick: Burros & Black Velvet Art Benefit WiLDCOAST Lisa Derrick 2011
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Rommel Moreno, the attorney general of Baja California, whose biggest city is Tijuana, said Mr. Hank was being investigated for the 2009 killing of 24-year old Angelica Muñoz, who Mr. Moreno said was the girlfriend of Mr. Hank's son Sergio Hank.
Controversial Mexican Politician Freed on Weapons Charges José de Córdoba 2011
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The first impact from the tsunami was felt in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California.
Tsunami Goes Far But Loses Its Punch Lucy Craymer 2011
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Rommel Moreno, the attorney general of Baja California, whose biggest city is Tijuana, said Mr. Hank was being investigated for the 2009 killing of 24-year old Angelica Muñoz, who Mr. Moreno said was the girlfriend of Mr. Hank's son Sergio Hank.
Controversial Mexican Politician Freed on Weapons Charges José de Córdoba 2011
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Heavy swells rolled through the port and marinas of the Baja California resort of Cabo San Lucas, rocking boats at anchor, but they did not top seawalls or bring any reports of damage.
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The organization has expanded into Baja California and further south to engage communities there in restoration and preservation of the coastal areas.
Lisa Derrick: Burros & Black Velvet Art Benefit WiLDCOAST Lisa Derrick 2011
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