Oaxaca

Examples

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• Local weavings are sold in community homes, regional markets, and galleries in Oaxaca City.

  Academic text (1993)

• The first version was told to the author during fieldwork in Oaxaca, Mexico.

  Academic text (2000)

• Friend of mine brings it up from Oaxaca every year.

  Transamerica (2005)

• From the state of Oaxaca.

  Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

• As in Massachusetts and Scotland, politics are playing an important and continuing role in Oaxaca.

  Academic text (2011)

• "How do you know they've come?" I asked an old woman in Oaxaca a few years ago.

  Academic text (1990)

• The establishment of some new craft stores in the city of Oaxaca at this time also encouraged woodcarvers to innovate.

  Academic text (2000)

• In the heavily populated Mixteca region in the state of Oaxaca, erosion had reduced arable land by 70 percent.

  Academic text (1991)

• The wood used by the industry comes primarily from Oaxaca, but some comes from neighboring Guerrero and Michoacán.

  Academic text (2002)

• This summer, I plan to visit the vibrant city of Oaxaca in Mexico to explore its rich culture and cuisine.

Synonyms

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Oaxaca City

vsOaxaca

1 3.5

A city that is the capital of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico

is the local common name that highlights culture and architecture

O

Oaxaca de Juarez

vsOaxaca

8.3

A city in southern Mexico that is the capital of Oaxaca

is the everyday name focusing on cuisine and cultural life rather than formality

Surface Forms

Etymology