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Tijuana

ti·juana

UK/tɪˈ(h)wɑːnə/ US/tiˈ(h)wɑnə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Mexican city just south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish Tijuana, possibly from Kumeyaay Tiwan (literally “by-the-sea”).

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