Habana

American

[ah-vah-nah] / ɑˈvɑ nɑ /

noun

the Spanish name for Havana.

Habana ¹ British

/ aˈβana /

noun

the Spanish name for Havana

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Habana ² British

/ həˈbænə /

noun

Bryan . born 1983; South African Rugby Union player: scored a record-equalling eight tries for the South Africa side that won the 2007 World Cup

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Nobody has scored more than eight tries in a single tournament; the only others to score eight were Jonah Lomu in 1995, Bryan Habana in 2007 and Julian Savea in 2015.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Delighted former South Africa winger Bryan Habana called the win "as special as it comes".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023

Bayamo Little League beat Habana del Este Little League 6-2 to become the first Cuban team to qualify for the tournament back in March.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Habana Labs, an AI chip company acquired by Intel, ran the benchmark in 311.945 minutes with a much smaller system equipped with 384 Gaudi2 chips.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

Under the glow of a May morning, the three of us set off through the narrow streets of La Habana Vieja.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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