Oaxaca

[ wuh-hah-kuh; Spanish wah-hah-kah ]

noun

1. a state in S Mexico. 36,375 sq. mi. (94,210 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this state, in the central part.

Oaxaca

/ wəˈhɑːkə; oaˈxaka /

noun

1. 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)
2. 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

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.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

In Oaxaca state, there were at least 80 landslides, some of which buried homes and their occupants.

From BBC

A 2015 paper, for instance, looked at the conflicts that erupted in the relatively poor and heavily Indigenous state of Oaxaca after a wind project came in.

From Seattle Times

Heat has also stifled portions of the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, where temperatures in Oaxaca soared to a record 118.4 degrees on May 26.

From Los Angeles Times