Santiago de Cuba

[ san-tee-o-goh duh kyoo-buh; Spanish son-tee-o-goh the koo-bah ]

noun

1. a seaport in southeastern Cuba: naval battle 1898.

Santiago de Cuba

/ de ˈkuβa /

noun

1. a port in SE Cuba, on Santiago Bay (a large inlet of the Caribbean): capital of Cuba until 1589; university (1947); industrial centre. Pop: 456 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The fires have moved away from the Mensura-Piloto National Park and toward the province of Santiago de Cuba, home of the populous city of the same name, according to officials.

From Reuters

Local authorities are trying to prevent the fire from spreading beyond the limits of Holguin province to the neighboring province of Santiago de Cuba.

From Reuters

To pay for the trip from Santiago de Cuba, they sold everything, down to computers and bicycles, and borrowed from relatives in Florida.

From Seattle Times

In the municipality of San Luis, north of the city of Santiago de Cuba, one of the largest tobacco growing areas had been decimated.

From New York Times

The demonstrations stretched from big cities such as Havana and Santiago de Cuba to towns such as Aguacate, where a few people gathered in a square to yell “Patria y Vida!”

From Washington Post