Santiago de Cuba

American  

[san-tee-o-goh duh kyoo-buh, son-tee-o-goh the koo-bah] / sæn tiˈɒ goʊ də ˈkyu 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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Example Sentences

"We bought bread, spaghetti, and ground beef. This cyclone is serious, but we'll get through it," Graciela Lamaison told AFP in Santiago de Cuba.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Mr. Ferrer’s roots in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, the birthplace of the island’s most successful revolutions, also made him dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 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

Cuba’s director of housing, Vivian Rodríguez, said earlier this month that the island has a housing deficit of 800,000 homes, especially in the provinces of Havana, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

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

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone