Santiago de Cuba

[ san-tee-o-goh duh kyoo-buh; Spanish son-tee-o-goh the koo-bah ]

noun

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

Santiago de Cuba

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Left with no alternative but obedience, he managed to gain the safe harbour of Santiago de Cuba with his squadron intact.

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Hernando de Soto was then governor of the island, with headquarters at the then capital city, Santiago de Cuba.

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We spoke, a few weeks ago, of the port of Banes which the insurgents had secured in Santiago de Cuba.

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Early the next morning the high mountains of Santiago de Cuba were in plain sight to our north.

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Sir:—I shall be obliged, unless you surrender, to shell Santiago de Cuba.

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