Baja California

See also: Baja Califórnia

English

a map of Mexico highlighting Baja California

Etymology

From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːhə ˌkælɪˈfɔːɹniə/, /ˈbɑːxə-/

  • Audio (Northern California):

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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 Californian
• 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: बाख़ा कैलिफ़ोर्निया (bāxā kailiforniyā)
• Japanese: バハカリフォルニア (Baha-Kariforunia)
• Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija)
• Polish: Półwysep Kalifornijski (pl) m
• Portuguese: Baixa Califórnia f, Baja Califórnia f
• Russian: Нижняя Калифорния (ru) (Nižnjaja Kalifornija)
• Spanish: Península de Baja California f

state of Mexico

• Arabic: كاليفورنيا السفلى f, باها كاليفورنيا f
• Breton: Kalifornia-Izel f, Baja California f
• Catalan: Baixa Califòrnia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下加利福尼亞 / 下加利福尼亚 (zh) (Xià Jiālìfúníyà)

• Dutch: Baja California n, Neder-Californië n
• French: Basse-Californie (fr) f, Basse Californie (fr) f
• Hindi: बाख़ा कालिफ़ोर्निया f (bāxā kāliforniyā)
• Italian: Bassa California f
• Japanese: バハ・カリフォルニア (Baha Kariforunia), 下カリフォルニア (shita Kariforunia) (literal)
• Latin: California Inferior f
• Macedonian: Долна Калифорнија f (Dolna Kalifornija)
• Occitan: Bassa Califòrnia f
• Polish: Kalifornia Dolna f
• Portuguese: Baja Califórnia f, Baixa Califórnia f
• Russian: Ни́жняя Калифо́рния (ru) f (Nížnjaja Kalifórnija)
• Sardinian: Bassa Califòrnia f
• Scots: Baja California, Lawer Californie
• Spanish: Baja California (es) f

See also

• golfo de California

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Baja California.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɦ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.njɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɦ.njɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɦ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.njɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɦ.njɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔɾ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɾ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔɾ.njɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɾ.njɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈba.χɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.njɐ/ [ˈba.χɐ ka.liˈfɔʁ.njɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔɻ.ni.ɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɻ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁɐ ka.liˈfɔɻ.njɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ ka.liˈfɔɻ.njɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁa ka.liˈfɔʁ.ni.a/ [ˈba.ha ka.liˈfɔɦ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁa ka.liˈfɔʁ.nja/ [ˈba.ha ka.liˈfɔɦ.nja]

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. (proscribed) alternative form of Baixa Califórnia

Usage notes

The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the form Baixa Califórnia is preferred.

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Chile):

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

Proper noun

Baja California f

1. a state of Mexico

Turkish

Proper noun

Baja California

1. Baja California (a state of Mexico)