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Havana

//həˈvænə// name, noun

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Proper Noun

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

Noun

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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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