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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“The slightly softer than expected FY27 production guidance is due to Tropicana with lower open pit production at Havana resulting in a higher proportion of lower grade stockpile mill feed,” analyst James Redfern says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In the capital Havana, power outages totalled more than 30 hours at a time, while in the outlying provinces, it was several days before electricity was restored.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Canada's government also heard of similar symptoms from its embassy employees in Cuba, leading to a sharp reduction to its personnel in Havana in 2019.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“At night, there’s an undeclared curfew in Havana because of the risk of arrest,” Morgado said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

“In Havana, if I needed a cup of sugar, all I had to do was knock on your door.”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar