Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Mexico south-southwest of Veracruz. It was founded c. 1490 as an Aztec garrison post and was conquered by the Spanish in 1521.
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- proper noun One of the 31
states ofMexico , formally the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. - proper noun The largest
city in the state of Oaxaca, for which the state is named.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city of southeastern Mexico
Etymologies
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Examples
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OAXACA (MEXICO): At least 17 people died when a bus overturned on a road in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca today, a local public security official said.
The Times of India 2008
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Traffic there, as in Oaxaca, is out of control and unbearable.
Michoacan Redux 2009
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I think what Ron and others are doing in Oaxaca is commendable and in no way was I criticizing them for their fair which is a very good idea.
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The indigenous Zapoteccommunity of Juchitán in Oaxaca is at one extreme.
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In our opinions, restaurant food in Oaxaca is vastly overrated.
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Traffic there, as in Oaxaca, is out of control and unbearable.
Michoacan Redux 2009
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In our opinions, restaurant food in Oaxaca is vastly overrated.
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In our opinions, restaurant food in Oaxaca is vastly overrated.
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Traffic there, as in Oaxaca, is out of control and unbearable.
Michoacan Redux 2009
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In our opinions, restaurant food in Oaxaca is vastly overrated.
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