Mayagüez

[mah-yah-gwes]

noun

a seaport in W Puerto Rico.

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Contemporary Examples of mayaguez

While Ford had shown resolve in the Mayaguez incident, Ronald Reagan challenged Ford from the right.
Obama's Pirate Coup
Julian Zelizer
April 13, 2009

Historical Examples of mayaguez

It may send them to the Reform School at Mayaguez, in case they are boys.
Social Problems in Porto Rico
Fred K. Fleagle
"The road to Mayaguez is not healthy for Americans," said the general in command.
Once Upon A Time
Richard Harding Davis
Mayaguez was founded about the middle of the 18th century on the site of a hamlet which was first settled about 1680.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for mayaguez

Mayagüez

noun

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

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