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Vega Baja

American  
[vey-guh bah-huh, ve-gah bah-hah] / ˈveɪ gə ˈbɑ hə, ˈvɛ gɑ ˈbɑ hɑ /

noun

  1. a city in northern Puerto Rico.


Example Sentences

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Like Martínez Ocasio, I grew up in a small town: he in Vega Baja in the north of Puerto Rico, I in San Lorenzo in the south-east.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Bad Bunny grew up in Vega Baja, a small municipality near Puerto Rico's capital San Juan.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Annette Jiménez of Vega Baja, a mother of three, said she feared the plan would only lead Puerto Rico into a second bankruptcy, with the burden placed “on the tired shoulders of the same people.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

In his backyard in Vega Baja, Mr. Figueroa said he cared carefully for his birds.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2019

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