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Havana

Cuban capital city, founded 1514 by Diego Velázquez as San Cristóbal de la Habana "St. Christopher of the Habana," apparently the name of a local native people. The Spanish adjective form is Habanero. Meaning "cigar made in Havana" is by 1826.

Entries linking to Havana

habanera (n.)
type of Cuban dance, 1874, literally "of Havana."

updated on October 10, 2017

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Definitions of Havana from WordNet

Havana (n.)
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas;
Synonyms: capital of Cuba / Cuban capital
Etymologies are not definitions. From wordnet.princeton.edu, not affiliated with etymonline.

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