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Alta California

/ˈɑːltə ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/

Alta California proper noun: a geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

Proper noun

Alta California

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

Origin of Alta California

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

Questions about Alta California

What does Alta California mean?
Alta California means a geographic region of New Spain, later Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
What part of speech is Alta California?
Alta California is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alta California?
Alta California is pronounced /ˈɑːltə ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/.

Words near Alta California in the dictionary

  1. alt.surfer
  2. alt.surfers
  3. alt.writer
  4. alt.writers
  5. alta
  6. Alta California
  7. Alta Lake
  8. Alta Loma
  9. Alta Sierra
  10. Alta Vista
  11. alta-male

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