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Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba

4.4
A port city in the southeast of Cuba known for music and industry
  • proper noun
translation icon : Santiago de Cuba
  • Sugar is one of the main exports from Santiago de Cuba's busy harbor.

Examples

  • Many visitors are drawn to the vibrant music scene in Santiago de Cuba.

  • I visited Santiago de Cuba last summer.

  • The band played a concert in Santiago de Cuba during their Caribbean tour.

  • Have you ever been to Santiago de Cuba?

  • Many visitors are drawn to the vibrant music scene in Santiago de Cuba.

  • Sugar is one of the main exports from Santiago de Cuba's busy harbor.

  • The band played a concert in Santiago de Cuba during their Caribbean tour.

Synonyms

Santiago
vsSantiago de Cuba
6 3.8

A major port city in southeast Cuba known for trade

adds historical significance as well as industrial role

Surface Forms

Santiago de Cuba main

Morphology

Santiago + de + Cuba

The name is compositionally 'Santiago' + 'de' ('of') + 'Cuba', i.e. 'Santiago of Cuba', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a place (and by context a historical event at that place). The 'X de Y' place-name pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore readily interpretable by B1 learners familiar with the parts.

Etymology

Santiago de Cuba may come from Spanish settlers who named the new port for Saint James ('Santiago'), a protector they asked for, and added 'de Cuba' to show it was on the island. So the name now points to the busy coastal city known for its harbor, music and industry.