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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Spain on the Bay of Vigo, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Vigo is a naval base and major shipping and fishing center.
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- proper noun A city on the southwest coast of
Galicia , Spain.
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Examples
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Lalo R. Villar/Associated Press Picketers ran after lighting fires to block a highway in Vigo, Spain, on Wednesday.
European Austerity Fuels Tensions Jonathan House 2010
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I worked at a hotel in Vigo and one of my jobs was to keep the computer working.
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On the left, 2008 Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson, and on the right, Ghostbusters II villain Vigo the Carpathian, also known as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised, and Vigo the Unholy.
SIMI-LEBRITIES: You Are Like the Buzzing of Flies to Him! | Best Week Ever 2007
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Speaking at a news conference Thursday in Vigo, Spain, Pereiro denied doping allegations.
French doping agency studying explanation from Tour runner-up Pereiro 2007
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I worked at a hotel in Vigo and one of my jobs was to keep the computer working.
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Real Madrid black Centenary long sleeves kit ilustrated worn during the Spanish Primera Liga match played between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid at the Balaidos Stadium in Vigo, Spain on 2 February 2002.
Archive 2008-09-01 Azmie aka switch image 2008
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Real Madrid black Centenary long sleeves kit ilustrated worn during the Spanish Primera Liga match played between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid at the Balaidos Stadium in Vigo, Spain on 2 February 2002.
Real Madrid Centenery 1902-2002 shirt, 100 years anniversary adidas kits. Azmie aka switch image 2008
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Christopher being very weak, so as to be scarce able to keep the sea, we agreed to make for Vigo, which is frequented by many English ships; but having a fair wind for England on the 10th, we fired two shots to give notice to the Christopher of our intention, and immediately shaped our course homewards.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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Of the coarse snuff, called Vigo snuff, the sailors, among whom it was shared, sold waggon-loads at Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham, for not more than three-pence or four-pence a pound.
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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He was known as Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised, and Vigo the Unholy.
YesButNoButYes Stories Ivo Shandor 2010
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