Cuban

//ˈkjuːbən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced 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

Synonyms

havana leaf seconds shag

Example

"The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war."

Etymology

From Cuba + -an.

Related phrases

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