Havana

American  

[huh-van-uh] / həˈvæn ə /

noun

1. Spanish Habana.  a seaport in and the capital of Cuba, on the northwestern coast.

2. a cigar made in Cuba or of Cuban tobacco.

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Havana British  

/ həˈvænə /

noun

1. Spanish name: Habana.  the capital of Cuba, a port in the northwest on the Gulf of Mexico: the largest city in the Caribbean; founded in 1514 as San Cristóbal de la Habana by Diego Velásquez. Pop: 2 192 000 (2005 est)

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Havana Cultural  

1. Capital of Cuba and largest city in the country, located in western Cuba; the largest city and chief port of the West Indies and one of the oldest cities in the Americas.

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The sinking of the American battleship Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 led to the Spanish-American War.

Example Sentences

What are the biggest obstacles for the relationship between Havana and Washington right now?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Havana carried out an elaborate project called Operation Scorpion to spy on the organization and track its flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

On Thursday, he denied that his administration was seeking to intimidate Havana when asked about positioning the USS Nimitz near Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In another part of Havana, Barrio Toledo, a new form of social housing is under construction.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Milagro and I persuaded her to let us stay by ourselves in Havana instead of going to Abuela Celia’s house.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García