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Agaña

American  
[ah-gah-nyah] / ɑˈgɑ nyɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Guam.


Agaña British  
/ əˈɡɑːnjə /

noun

  1. the former name for Hagåtña

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In 1670 the Spaniards were attacked, and obliged to fortify themselves at Agaña.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

In Agaña practically all the east and west walls of native mortar houses were badly cracked.

From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Saderra Masó, Miguel

A fine road bordered with palms connects Agaña with Apra, seven miles south.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

Considerable havoc and great panic at Agaña and in the other towns of the island.

From Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 by Saderra Masó, Miguel

Agaña, however, is a village of six or seven thousand people.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello