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Vega Baja

[ vey-guh bah-huh; Spanish be-gah vah-hah ]
/ ˈveɪ gə ˈbɑ hə; Spanish ˈbɛ gɑ ˈvɑ hɑ /

noun

a city in N Puerto Rico.

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