1.
[syn: Vega, Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio]
2. the brightest star in the constellation Lyra;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vega
n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: Vega, Lope
de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio]
2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
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