Oaxaca
Americannoun
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a state in S Mexico. 36,375 sq. mi. (94,210 sq. km).
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a city in and the capital of this state, in the central part.
noun
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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)
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Official name: Oaxaca de Juárez. 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)
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In 2022, the team traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, a region deeply tied to mezcal production.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
López-Velázquez moved to L.A. from Oaxaca 30 years ago, when she was 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Everyone had a nickname: El Oaxaqueño from Oaxaca; Chinola from Sinaloa; Los Hondureños, the two guys from Honduras.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Sheinbaum's interest in her art had "changed her life," the trained business administrator said in Oaxaca in southern Mexico, where she now plies her art.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Corn, chiles, frijoles, those are the Oaxaca foods.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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