Santiago de Cuba

American  

[san-tee-o-goh duh kyoo-buh, son-tee-o-goh the koo-bah] / sæn tiˈɒ goʊ də ˈkju bə, sɒn tiˈɒ goʊ ðɛ ˈku βɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in southeastern Cuba: naval battle 1898.

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Santiago de Cuba British  

/ de ˈkuβa /

noun

1. a port in SE Cuba, on Santiago Bay (a large inlet of the Caribbean): capital of Cuba until 1589; university (1947); industrial centre. Pop: 456 000 (2005 est)

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Santiago de Cuba

“We’re an island adrift,” said Yasser Sosa Tamayo, who runs a charity in Santiago de Cuba supplying food and medicine bought with contributions from abroad to more than 100 children and 400 adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Rovier Mesa Rodríguez, a video maker who lives in Santiago de Cuba, called the storm "terrifying" and described it sounding "like a tornado".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

For days, residents of Santiago de Cuba, the second city, have been making preparations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

To try to prevent this, Prof Davison is working closely with Prof Bernardo Reyes-Tur at the Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, who is a conservation biologist.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Learning Papi was born in Santiago de Cuba just like Desi Arnaz?

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone