[wuh-hah-kuh; Sp. wah-hah-kah] 
| 1. | a state in S Mexico. 2,337,000; 36,375 sq. mi. (94,210 sq. km). |
| 2. | a city in and the capital of this state, in the central part. 118,810. |
| Oa·xa·ca (wə-hä'kə) A city of southeast Mexico south of Orizaba. It was probably founded in 1486 as an Aztec garrison post and was conquered by the Spanish in 1521. Population: 258,000. |
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