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.

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Havana

Rafael Garcia, 75, bought ten eggs at a market in the Havana suburb of El Cerro for 1350 pesos.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In rural Holguín province, about 420 miles east of Havana, she visited Castro’s childhood home, a rambling wooden farmhouse that is now a national monument and museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Significant protests have only erupted twice—once in Havana in 1994 and the other five years ago in towns and cities throughout the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The group has been drawing up blueprints for a Cuban stock exchange and an investment summit in Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Occasionally, while waiting for his opponent’s move to come back from Havana, Bobby would gaze out into the club’s garden.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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