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Mayagüez

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

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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She scribbled doodles and poems in her notebook while she attended Catholic school in nearby Mayagüez, eventually writing songs that she posted to SoundCloud under the Young Miko moniker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

"Getting into these communities where we haven't been before and hearing the wisdom of those who live there is so important," Granholm told Grist after a town hall in the city of Mayagüez.

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

They play the same position and were teammates on the Indios de Mayagüez in a Puerto Rican winter league.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021