Mayagüez

[ mah-yah-gwes ]

noun

a seaport in W Puerto Rico.

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How to use Mayagüez in a sentence

While Ford had shown resolve in the Mayaguez incident, Ronald Reagan challenged Ford from the right.
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But he heard, leaving the village along the trail to Mayaguez, the sudden clatter of a pony's hoofs.
Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
The Presbyterians have had four American missionary teachers at Mayaguez.
The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 3, July, 1900 | Various
We enjoyed long carriage drives over rich estates at Mayaguez.
Voyage of the Liberdade | Captain Joshua Slocum
The town of Mayaguez, Porto Rico, consisting of about 600 buildings, was consumed by fire.
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It may send them to the Reform School at Mayaguez, in case they are boys.
Social Problems in Porto Rico | Fred K. Fleagle

British Dictionary definitions for Mayagüez

Mayagüez

/ (Spanish majaˈɣwɛθ) /

noun

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

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