Baja California

See also: Baja Califórnia

English

From Spanish Baja California (“lower California”).

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.
A state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula.
(historical) A province of Mexico, New Spain, North America, created by splitting the colony of California into Baja California and Alta California.

mountainous peninsula

state of Mexico

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Baja California.

(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]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁa ka.liˈfɔɻ.ni.a/ [ˈba.ha ka.liˈfɔɻ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈba.ʁa ka.liˈfɔɻ.nja/ [ˈba.ha ka.liˈfɔɻ.nja]

Baja California f

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.

Baja California f