Cienfuegos

[ syen-fwe-gaws ]

/ syɛnˈfwɛ gɔs /

noun

a seaport in S Cuba.

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Examples from the Web for cienfuegos

All these would have been united, strategically, by placing our armored divisions before Havana and Cienfuegos.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles|Alfred T. Mahan
Cervera determined upon the desperate expedient of steaming out in broad daylight and making for Cienfuegos.
The Path of Empire|Carl Russell Fish
Now we will return to Cienfuegos and see how our splendid seamen cut the Spanish cables in the very face of death.
Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain|Prescott Holmes
In the neighbourhood of Cienfuegos, I had the questionable pleasure of beholding a Cuban "duck hunt."
Cuba Past and Present|Richard Davey

The shortest water distance separating any two of these is 335 miles, from Santiago to Cienfuegos.
The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future|A. T. Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for cienfuegos

Cienfuegos

/ (Spanish siɛnˈfueɣɔs) /

noun

a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay . Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)

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