Oaxaca

American  

[wuh-hah-kuh, wah-hah-kah] / wəˈhɑ kə, wɑˈhɑ kɑ /

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.

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Oaxaca British  

/ 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. 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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Example Sentences

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

The Governor of Oaxaca Salomón Jara Cruz expressed "deep regret" over the accident in a statement and said state authorities were coordinating with federal agencies to assist those affected.

From BBC

One of the leaders, Cruz, grew up working in the fields with her family in Oaxaca, Mexico, and spoke only their indigenous language, Chinanteco, as a child.

From Los Angeles Times

Her eye for cinema is evident in the brash photos she took in 1992 of the annual sacrifice of hundreds of goats that takes place in the Mixtec Mountains of Oaxaca.

From The Wall Street Journal

He started working in the fields when he was 13 years old to help his parents, Indigenous Mixtecos who came to the U.S. from the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

From Los Angeles Times