Havana

American  

[huh-van-uh] / həˈvæn ə /

noun

1. Spanish Habana.  a seaport in and the capital of Cuba, on the northwestern coast.

2. a cigar made in Cuba or of Cuban tobacco.

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Havana British  

/ həˈvænə /

noun

1. Spanish name: Habana.  the capital of Cuba, a port in the northwest on the Gulf of Mexico: the largest city in the Caribbean; founded in 1514 as San Cristóbal de la Habana by Diego Velásquez. Pop: 2 192 000 (2005 est)

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Havana Cultural  

1. Capital of Cuba and largest city in the country, located in western Cuba; the largest city and chief port of the West Indies and one of the oldest cities in the Americas.

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The sinking of the American battleship Maine in Havana harbor in 1898 led to the Spanish-American War.

Example Sentences

While the crude oil is now in Cuba, it still needs to be refined at an ageing refinery in Havana – a process which could take longer than a week.

From BBC

Ricardo Herrero, executive director of the Cuba Study Group, a nonpartisan policy group in Washington, said the aim of restricting oil was to force Havana "to make real concessions at the negotiating table."

From Barron's

Embassy in Havana threatens to derail a larger effort to expand private-fuel flows into Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in interviews across Havana this month, some on condition of anonymity, many people said they were so desperate, any change would be welcome.

From Los Angeles Times

"Mexican authorities have activated their search and rescue protocol for two sailboats en route to Havana as part of the Convoy, which have not yet arrived," a spokesperson for the convoy told AFP.

From Barron's