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Cuban

British  
/ ˈkjuːbən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Cuba or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Cuba

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cuban military dictator Fulgencio Batista spent the next several decades seemingly readying himself to follow Machado to the Sunshine State if and when he needed to make a quick exit.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Facing the collapse of his government amid anti-democratic crackdowns and widespread labor unrest, Cuban President Gerardo Machado hightailed it to Florida in 1933.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Labrador was among the 68% of Cuban Americans in Florida who voted for Donald Trump two years ago, a decision he roundly regrets today.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rodríguez, followed by other Cuban diplomats, then walked toward the rostrum where Waltz was speaking to address the presider, Bangladesh’s Khalilur Rahman who is president of the U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The distinctive Cuban dimension in Latin American music that so inspired Stevie Wonder and others had only really escaped from its island home at the beginning of the twentieth century.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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