Mexicali
[mek-si-kal-ee; Spanish me-hee-kah-lee] /ˌmɛk sɪˈkæl i; Spanish ˌmɛ hiˈkɑ li/
noun
1.
a city in and the capital of , in NW , on the Mexican-U.S. border.
/ˌmɛksɪˈkɑːlɪ; Spanish mɛxiˈkali/
noun
1.
a city in NW Mexico, capital of Baja California (Norte) state, on the border with the US adjoining Calexico, California: centre of a rich irrigated agricultural region. Pop: 840 000 (2005 est)
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