Havana

[ huh-van-uh ]

noun

1. Spanish Ha·ban·a [ah-, vah, -nah]. a seaport in and the capital of Cuba, on the northwestern coast.
2. a cigar made in Cuba or of Cuban tobacco.

Havana

/ həˈvænə /

noun

1. 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) Spanish nameHabana Habanero

Havana

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.

Notes

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

Example Sentences

In Havana, residents used shovels, brooms and buckets to clear rubbish, mud and branches as they assessed the damage on Thursday.

From BBC

Havana’s streets were plunged into near total darkness as residents sat on the doorsteps in the stifling heat, their faces lit up by their mobile phones – as long as their batteries lasted.

From BBC

Again, though, that wasn’t the experience of another recent victim of opportunistic theft on Havana’s dimly lit streets.

From BBC

Meanwhile, if you’re still wondering what is real and what isn’t, the CIA, according to a whistleblower, lied to Congress and the FBI about the “Havana Syndrome.”

From Salon

Often referred to as “Havana Syndrome”, AHIs became widely known when American officials and their families living and working in the U.S.

From Salon