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Oaxacan

Oaxacan adjective: relating to, or from, the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Adjective

Oaxacan (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or from, the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
    • Unsurprisingly, the Oaxacan cheese steak sandwich contains jalapeno peppers.

Noun

Oaxacan (plural Oaxacans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Forms of Oaxacan

pluralOaxacans

Origin of Oaxacan

From Oaxaca + -an.

Questions about Oaxacan

What does Oaxacan mean?
Oaxacan means relating to, or from, the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
What part of speech is Oaxacan?
Oaxacan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Oaxacan in the dictionary

  1. OAX
  2. oaxaca
  3. Oaxaca City
  4. Oaxaca mud turtle
  5. Oaxacalifornia
  6. Oaxacan
  7. Oaxacans
  8. Oaxacas
  9. Oaxtepec
  10. ob
  11. OB marker

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