Cuban

British

/ ˈkjuːbən /

adjective

of or relating to Cuba or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Cuba

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Example Sentences

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The deployment of Soviet nuclear missile sites on the island triggered the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when Washington and Moscow took the world to the brink of nuclear war.

From Barron's

Mexico pays around $5,500 a month for the 3,100 Cubans in the medical program, according to an October report in the Mexican newspaper Reforma.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cuban government said 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.

From BBC

Elderly Cubans are digging through garbage for scraps of food in Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Cuban government says 32 members of its security forces were among those killed.

From BBC

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