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Cuba
[ kyoo-buh; Spanish koo-bah ]
noun
- a republic in the Caribbean, south of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). : Havana.
Cuba
/ ˈkjuːbə /
noun
- a republic and the largest island in the Caribbean, at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: became a Spanish colony after its discovery by Columbus in 1492; gained independence after the Spanish-American War of 1898 but remained subject to US influence until declared a people's republic under Castro in 1960; subject of an international crisis in 1962, when the US blockaded the island in order to compel the Soviet Union to dismantle its nuclear missile base. Sugar comprises about 80 per cent of total exports; the economy was badly affected by loss of trade following the collapse of the Soviet Union and by the continuing US trade embargo. Language: Spanish. Religion: nonreligious majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Havana. Pop: 11 061 886 (2013 est). Area: 110 922 sq km (42 827 sq miles)
Cuba
- Republic consisting of the island of Cuba and other nearby islands. It lies in the Caribbean Sea at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico . Its capital and largest city is Havana .
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Example Sentences
This past February, another member, Fernando Gonzalez, was sent back to Cuba.
I am not the first or last person to document the hip-hop scene in Cuba.
They wanted to know everything about New York and we wanted to know everything about Cuba.
And now Reggaeton is king in Cuba as it is in most of the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, Edgar had returned to Cuba after that 2001 tour and continued to make music.
In Cuba its culture commenced in 1580, and from this and the other islands large quantities were shipped to Europe.
I told them of the stirring times in Cuba, till the day came when we stormed the hill, and they had to carry me back to the sea.
Columbus, proceeding towards Cuba, named the headland Cabo de Cruz on this day.
He was a companion of Pizarro in his Peruvian expedition, and amassed great wealth; after which he became governor of Cuba.
The truth is that all the best tobacco grown in the island of Cuba is bought up by the heavy manufacturers in Havana.
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