Oaxaca
- proper noun
- /oʊˈɑːkə/
- I'm going to my house in Oaxaca for the weekend.
- Oaxaca City
- Oaxaca State
- Oaxaca Valley
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- I think he oh, Oaxaca, Mexico stayed in a hotel and he said that he came back with diarrhea and fever.
Examples
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Local weavings are sold in community homes, regional markets, and galleries in Oaxaca City.
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The first version was told to the author during fieldwork in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Friend of mine brings it up from Oaxaca every year.
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From the state of Oaxaca.
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As in Massachusetts and Scotland, politics are playing an important and continuing role in Oaxaca.
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"How do you know they've come?" I asked an old woman in Oaxaca a few years ago.
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The establishment of some new craft stores in the city of Oaxaca at this time also encouraged woodcarvers to innovate.
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In the heavily populated Mixteca region in the state of Oaxaca, erosion had reduced arable land by 70 percent.
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The wood used by the industry comes primarily from Oaxaca, but some comes from neighboring Guerrero and Michoacán.
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This summer, I plan to visit the vibrant city of Oaxaca in Mexico to explore its rich culture and cuisine.
Synonyms
A city that is the capital of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico
A city in southern Mexico that is the capital of Oaxaca
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oaxaca comes from the Nahuatl place name Huaxyacac, made from huaje meaning 'a local tree' and yacac meaning 'nose' or 'point of land'. So the name once meant 'at the nose of the huaje tree', and today Oaxaca is the city's name, a reminder of its trees and the shape of the land.