Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gulf of california

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: gulf of -cal-i-for-nia
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.

Example Sentences

"On the California side a vast desert stretches westward, past the head of the Gulf of California, nearly to the shore of the Pacific."

Inflected Forms

the Gulf of California (canonical)

Synonyms

Sea of Cortez

Questions

What does gulf of california mean?: A body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland.

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