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Mayagüez

American  
[mah-yah-gwes] / ˌmɑ jɑˈgwɛs /

noun

  1. a seaport in W Puerto Rico.


Mayagüez British  
/ majaˈɣwɛθ /

noun

  1. a port in W Puerto Rico; needlework industry. Pop: 97 627 (2003 est)

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A study from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, found that 200,000 households went more than five months without power after Maria.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2023

Nikolaos Schizas, a marine scientist at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, cautions that fire corals may not save reefs because they don’t typically form reefs that are meters high and wide.

From Science Magazine Jul. 12, 2022

My grandfather Eligio helped integrate Mount Vernon, Va., when he arrived from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, at the age of 8.

From Washington Post May 4, 2022

February 2018: Researchers from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez estimated a storm-related death toll of 822 from the day of landfall to the end of October.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2018

Three have opened in San Juan, to the west in Manati and Bayamon, and others were planned on the west coast in Mayagüez, to the south in Ponce and to the east in Humacao.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2017

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