Mexicali

[ mek-si-kal-ee; Spanish me-hee-kah-lee ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Baja California, in NW Mexico, on the Mexican-U.S. border.

Mexicali

/ ˌmɛksɪˈkɑːlɪ; 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)

Example Sentences

Migrants in the border towns of Mexicali and Ciudad Juárez were being turned away, and the word was spreading.

From New York Times

The suspects also operated out of Mexicali, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

He usually crosses the border in Mexicali to avoid Tijuana.

From Seattle Times

Saturday, bringing light shaking to the Imperial Valley as well as south of the border and rattling Mexicali.

From Los Angeles Times

The first in the string of earthquakes rattled Sunday just before 10:30 a.m., centered about 20 miles southeast of Mexicali near Delta, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times