Havana

//həˈvænə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.

    "Having indicated an arm-chair to me and placed my refreshment near it, he handed me a long, smooth Havana."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Cuba.

    "It was notable enough that when President Calvin Coolidge visited Havana in 1928, Cuba’s president offered him one at the presidential palace."

  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
  3. 3
    A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.

Synonyms

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belvederebox of cigarsbrightburleycanastercapital of cuba

Example

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"Remington spent several months in Havana."

Etymology

From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area, from Taíno sabana ("savanna"), with the h perhaps being an anthroponymic inflection.

Related phrases

Little Havanacounty seatmason county

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