Havana
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- proper noun
- /həˈvænə/
:
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.
- No, if you go to Havana, you should visit it.
- They were localized to one part of Havana.
- I flew the victims from, you know, from Colombia to Havana to Cuba.
- So I spent the first years in LaSalle School in, in Havana.
- The population of Havana decreased after Castro's takeover.
- Imagine the imagine the headlines, Cuban born CIA spy caught smuggling dope into Havana.
- Oh my God, Havana in the next line.
Examples
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Havana — that's where we met!
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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.
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Just get me into Havana on Thursday.
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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.
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There was nothing left for me in Havana.
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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.
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I am planning a trip to Havana to explore its rich history and architecture.
Surface Forms
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.