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Havana

Havana

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The capital and largest city of Cuba
  • proper noun
  • /həˈvænə/
translation icon : La Habana
  • The population of Havana decreased after Castro's takeover.
  • Havana, Cuba
  • city of Havana
  • Colonial Havana

No, if you go to Havana, you should visit it.

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Examples

  • Havana — that's where we met!

  • His arrival point was Havana, where he lived for three months toward the end of 1946.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • No, if you go to Havana, you should visit it.

  • Just get me into Havana on Thursday.

  • My parents tried to run a little shop in Havana, but of course they knew nothing about that.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And from there, you can find your way to Havana.

  • There was nothing left for me in Havana.

  • And now Cuba's hills, the Havana skyline, are right in front of them.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Have a friend whom I met in Havana who was sort of top five among the fishery scientist in Cuba, PhD in biology.

  • I am planning a trip to Havana to explore its rich history and architecture.

Surface Forms

Havana main

Etymology

Havana comes from the Spanish name La Habana, which probably comes from a Taíno name like Habaguanex, a local chief or the name the island's first people used for the place. So Havana began as the name of the port and is still the name of Cuba's capital.