vega

4 definitions found

vega - 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]

  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.]

vega - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

vega - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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