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Oaxaca
[ wuh-hah-kuh; Spanish wah-hah-kah ]
noun
- a state in S Mexico. 36,375 sq. mi. (94,210 sq. km).
- a city in and the capital of this state, in the central part.
Oaxaca
/ wəˈhɑːkə; oaˈxaka /
noun
- a state of S Mexico, on the Pacific: includes most of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; inhabited chiefly by Indians. Capital: Oaxaca de Juárez. Pop: 3 432 180 (2000). Area: 95 363 sq km (36 820 sq miles)
- a city in S Mexico, capital of Oaxaca state: founded in 1486 by the Aztecs and conquered by Spain in 1521. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est) Official nameOaxaca de Juárezde ˈxwarɛθ
Example Sentences
Memo’s family is from Oaxaca, where a huge corporation has militarized a dam upstream.
In Oaxaca, Mexico, she was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer and went through surgery and chemotherapy.
Teddy Leonard said most of her employees were immigrants from Oaxaca.
Like tomatoes, maize and potatoes, the pumpkin is indigenous to the Americas, with the earliest evidence of pumpkin consumption dating as far back as 8,000BC in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Also, the struggle of Indigenous people all across the world, including Mexico and Oaxaca, across borders and migrants in general trying to find peace and safety anywhere in the world.
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