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Alta California en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑːltə ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alta California (“upper California”).

Meanings

  1. (historical) A geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

Relateds

Gulf of California · Baja California · California

Translations (3)

pt Alta Califórnia (historic region of New Spain and Mexico, now part of the US) · pl Alta California (historic region of New Spain and Mexico, now part of the US) · cmn 上加利福尼亞 /上加利福尼亚 (historic region of New Spain and Mexico, now part of the US)