Tijuana

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Tijuana

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

Rhymes with -ɑːnə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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
Similar: TJ

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: san, diego, ensenada, san diego-tijuana, mexicali, la paz, san antonio, baja california, mexamerica, guadalajara, mexico city, tacuba, ciudad juárez, santiago, chihuahua, topolobampo

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name city in Baja California, Mexico

Español	Tijuana
한국어	티후아나 Tihuana
日本語	ティファナ Tifana, ティフアナ Tifuana
中文	蒂華納 /蒂华纳 Dìhuánà
हिन्दी	तिख़्वाना tixvānā
Ελληνικά	Τιχουάνα Tichouána
Русский	Тихуа́на Tixuána
العربية	تِيخْوَانَا tīḵwānā
עברית	טִיחוּאָנָה Tihuána

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"Tijuana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tijuana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tijuana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tijuana

Chicago

"Tijuana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tijuana.

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@misc{tijuana_2026,
  title = {Tijuana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tijuana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}