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Camagüey

American  
[kam-uh-gwey, kah-mah-gwey] / ˈkæm əˌgweɪ, ˌkɑ mɑˈgweɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Cuba.


Camagüey British  
/ kamaˈɣwej, ˈkæməˌɡweɪ /

noun

  1. a city in E central Cuba. Pop: 320 000 (2005 est)

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Cuba’s director of housing, Vivian Rodríguez, said earlier this month that the island has a housing deficit of 800,000 homes, especially in the provinces of Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

He held the rank of major general and had the five provinces that make up the eastern part of Cuba, from Camagüey to Guantánamo, under his command.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

The wages on offer were another strong incentive for Dayli, who is originally from the small Cuban city of Camagüey, to join up.

From BBC • May 14, 2019

Hurricane Irma made landfall on Friday night in the Camagüey Archipelago in Cuba.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2017

There is no doctor here we can trust, but I'll send a gas rail car into Camagüey for Fancett.

From Cytherea by Hergesheimer, Joseph