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Agaña

American  
[ah-gah-nyah] / ɑˈgɑ nyɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Guam.


Agaña British  
/ əˈɡɑːnjə /

noun

  1. the former name for Hagåtña

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In 1670 the Spaniards were attacked, and obliged to fortify themselves at Agaña.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

The situation of Agaña seems to be ill-suited for communication with vessels, and proposals were ineffectually made by two Governors, since 1835, to establish the capital town elsewhere.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

E. of the Philippines and belonging to Spain; produce cotton, indigo, and sugar, but the trade is of little worth; the only town is San Ignazio de Agaña, on the largest island, Guam.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

A fine road bordered with palms connects Agaña with Apra, seven miles south.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

Agaña, however, is a village of six or seven thousand people.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello