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Cuban

//ˈkjuːbən// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect. not-comparable

    "Conservative Republicans who had demanded an investigation and hearings when Elian, the 6-year-old Cuban boy, was forceably taken from the house of his great-uncle on April 22 quickly retreated when it was clear the public supported the government action."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.

    "Eleven Cubans in a vintage Buick — three of them the original “truckonauts” who tried a similar intrepid journey last year aboard a battered Chevy pickup — were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard early Wednesday and now face a return trip to the communist island."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Cuba wordnet
  3. 3
    A cigar made in Cuba.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Cuba + -an.

Etymology 2

From Cuba + -an.

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