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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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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

Another University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez study found that 75 percent of the homes in a neighborhood near campus had roofs too storm-wrecked to support panels or were missing altogether.

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

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