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oaxaca

/wəˈhæ.kə/

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What does oaxaca mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of Oaxaca (the cheese)
  2. A semihard white cheese from the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

proper noun

  1. A city in Mexico.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A municipality whose municipal seat is the city of the same name.
  2. A state of Mexico.
  3. A habitational surname from Spanish.

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IPA pronunciation

/wəˈhæ.kə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/wəˈhɑː.kə//wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː//wɑˈʃɑː.kə/
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The other cut represents a form of copper tool found in Oaxaca, where they were once used in abundance.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
From Coahuila and San Luis Potosi to Oaxaca.
John Merle CoulterA Preliminary Revision of the North American Species of Cactus, Anhalonium, and LophophoraProject Gutenberg ebook #1221
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This number is very considerable, when compared with that of the hunting nations of North America; but it appears small, when we consider those parts of New Spain in which agriculture has existed more than eight centuries: for instance, the Intendencia of Oaxaca, which includes the Mixteca and the Tzapoteca of the old Mexican empire.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322