Tijuana

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UK/tɪˈ(h)wɑːnə/US/tiˈ(h)wɑnə/US, nonstandard/tiəˈ(h)wɑnə/

proper noun

The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.

Similar
TJ
OriginSpanish Tijuana ← Kumeyaay Tiwan →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.

    You're a drug addict lying on your back / In a Tijuana hotel room

    2016, “Jesus Alone”, in Skeleton Tree, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

    Synonyms: TJ

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.

Similar
TJ

Origin

  1. KumeyaayTiwan
  2. SpanishTijuana
  3. EnglishTijuana

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

More words from Spanish, Kumeyaay

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Translations

Arabic تِيخْوَانَا
  • تِيخْوَانَا (tīḵwānā)city in Baja California, Mexico
Chinese Mandarin 蒂華納 /蒂华纳
  • 蒂華納 /蒂华纳 (Dìhuánà)city in Baja California, Mexico
Finnish Tijuana
  • Tijuanacity in Baja California, Mexico
Greek Τιχουάνα
  • Τιχουάνα (Tichouána)city in Baja California, Mexico
Hebrew טִיחוּאָנָה
  • טִיחוּאָנָה (Tihuána)city in Baja California, Mexico
Hindi तिख़्वाना
  • तिख़्वाना (tixvānā)city in Baja California, Mexico
Icelandic Tíjúana
  • Tíjúanacity in Baja California, Mexico
Japanese ティファナ, ティフアナ
  • ティファナ (Tifana)city in Baja California, Mexico
  • ティフアナ (Tifuana)city in Baja California, Mexico
Korean 티후아나
  • 티후아나 (Tihuana)city in Baja California, Mexico
Latvian Tihuana
  • Tihuanacity in Baja California, Mexico
Lithuanian Tichuana
  • Tichuanacity in Baja California, Mexico
Persian تیخوانا, تیهوانا
  • تیخوانا (tixovânâ)city in Baja California, Mexico
  • تیهوانا (tihovânâ)city in Baja California, Mexico
Punjabi ਤੀਖ਼ਵਾਨਾ
  • ਤੀਖ਼ਵਾਨਾ (tīxvānā)city in Baja California, Mexico
Russian Тихуа́на
  • Тихуа́на (Tixuána)city in Baja California, Mexico
Spanish Tijuana
  • Tijuanacity in Baja California, Mexico
Thai ตีฮัวนา
  • ตีฮัวนา (dtii-huua-naa)city in Baja California, Mexico
Ukrainian Тіхуа́на
  • Тіхуа́на (Tixuána)city in Baja California, Mexico

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tijuana

MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanalianahiragana
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Anagrams

JuanitaJuniata
Cite this entry
APA

Tijuana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tijuana

MLA

“Tijuana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tijuana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tijuana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tijuana.

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