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Cuna

American  
[koo-nuh] / ˈku nə /

noun

  • Cunas,
    plural
  • Cuna
    plural
  1. a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.

  2. the Chibchan language spoken by the Cuna.


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This week, Spain's Congress voted not to halt the construction of the Cuna del Alma project despite protests outside the parliament building.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024

“We want to come according to the law and be welcomed,” said Cuna, whose thatched tent included Colombian women and families hoping to reach Chicago, San Antonio, Philadelphia and Spartanburg, South Carolina.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023

Among the newer chocolates he’s carrying, almost all bean-to-bar, are Honeymoon from St. Louis, Bixby from Maine and Cuna de Piedra from Monterrey, Mexico.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

Cuna landed awkwardly on his right leg while trying to make a catch a drive from Miami Marlins batter Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the fifth inning.

From Fox News ● Jul. 10, 2021

We went in the evening to visit the Cuna, which is not a fine building, but a large, healthy, airy house.

From Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca

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