VIGIA Definition & Meaning

vigia

[ vi-jee-uh; Spanish vee-hee-ah ]

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noun

plural vigias

a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.

vigia

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪə /

noun

nautical a navigational hazard marked on a chart although its existence and nature has not been confirmed

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vigia¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Spanish ��í�� “lookout, reef,” probably from Portuguese vigia, noun derivative of vigiar “to watch,” from Latin ��; vigilant

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vigia¹

C19: from Spanish ��í�� reef, from Latin �� to keep watch

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And for the second time this year, the report card included three popular beaches in Tijuana that are regularly affected by raw sewage: El Faro, El Vigia and Playa Blanca, which received the worst grade out of all the beaches assessed this year.

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For the first time this year, the report also included three popular beaches in Tijuana that are regularly affected by raw sewage: El Faro, El Vigia and Playa Blanca.

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Two years ago, she and two dozen small farmers from her town of El Vigía, in the Andean foothills, decided to take over a plot of land, which she said the authorities had declared idle since 2010.

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Next year, the report will include three popular beaches in Tijuana that are regularly affected by raw sewage: El Faro, El Vigia and Playa Blanca.

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This girl would later become my wife, which meant my wife and I visited Ada Rosa from time to time away from the Finca Vigía.

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