Tijuana

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tiˈ(h)wɑnə/, (nonstandard) /tiəˈ(h)wɑnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Tijuana

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

   Synonym: TJ (abbreviation)

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

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

• Juanita, Juniata

Tijuana

1. Tijuana (the largest city in the state of Baja California, Mexico)

Possibly from Kumeyaay Tiwan (literally “by-the-sea”).

• IPA^(key): /tiˈxwana/ [t̪iˈxwa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Ti‧jua‧na

Tijuana f

1. Tijuana (a city in Baja California, Mexico)

• Juanita