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OAXACA [1 record]

Record 1 2017-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A federative state of southern Mexico.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

État fédératif du Mexique méridional.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Estado del sur de México.

OBS

Oaxaca: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que el nombre del estado mexicano de Oaxaca se pronuncia /Oajáka/, ya que esa "x" conserva, como en el caso de México, su antiguo valor como representante del sonido /j/.

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