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Marianao

American  
[mah-ree-ah-nah-aw] / ˌmɑ ri ɑˈnɑ ɔ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Cuba, a suburb of Havana.


Marianao British  
/ marjaˈnao /

noun

  1. a city in NW Cuba, adjacent to W Havana city: the chief Cuban military base. Pop: 133 016 (1989)

"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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The Rev. Ricardo Pereira, the bishop at the Methodist Church of Marianao in Havana, said his church has gone from fewer than 400 members in the late 1990s to more than 3,200 today.

From Washington Post Jun. 1, 2015

A line of laundry girdled the back of the home dugout, where Marianao players sat in their bright red uniforms.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2014

The backstop for the Marianao game had gaping holes, as though moth-eaten.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2014

One such place is the Marianao farmer's market, in a drab workers' suburb of Havana, where customers seem to be complaining about high prices--but are still buying.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rural charms of Marianao are unsurpassed in any land.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various

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