Vega

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vega \Ve"ga\ (v[=e]"g[.a]), n. (Astron.) [Ar. w[=a]gi',
     properly, falling: cf. F. W['e]ga.]
     A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of
     those constituting the constellation Lyra.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vega \Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]
     An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and
     fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.
     Islands]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vega
       n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: {Lope de Vega},
             {Lope Felix de Vega Carpio}]
       2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Vega, TX (town, FIPS 75188)
    Location: 35.24658 N, 102.42593 W
    Population (1990): 840 (388 housing units)
    Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79092

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Vega, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    936
     Housing Units (2000): 407
     Land area (2000):     1.079959 sq. miles (2.797082 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.079959 sq. miles (2.797082 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            75188
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             35.245547 N, 102.425112 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     79092
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Vega, TX
      Vega