Cuban
/ˈkjuːbən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a native or inhabitant of Cuba wordnet
- 3 A cigar made in Cuba.
Adjective
- 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 of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba wordnet
Example
More examples"The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war."
Etymology
From Cuba + -an.