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

The country's second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, was among places where power had not yet been restored on Tuesday evening local time.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

A few meters away, 60-year-old Jose Manuel Garcia, who is blind in one eye and undergoing treatment for retinal detachment to save the other, was seeking passage home to the city of Santiago de Cuba.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

“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

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