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Havana

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Ha·van·a 1  (h-vn)
The capital and largest city of Cuba, in the northwest part of the island country on the Gulf of Mexico. Founded on its present site in 1519, it became the capital of Spanish Cuba in 1552. The demolition of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's harbor in February 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War. Population: 2,200,000.
Ha·vanan adj. & n.
Ha·van·a 2  (h-vn)
n.
A cigar made in Cuba, especially one of fine quality.
[After Havana1.]
Havana
Noun
a fine-quality hand-rolled cigar from Cuba
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HavanaHavana - the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
capital of Cuba, Cuban capital
Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
Translations
Havana [həˈvɑːnə] n → La Havana
Havana [həˈvænə] n → La Havane
Havana [həˈvænə] n → Havanna nt
Havana [həˈvænə] n → l'Avana


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He went over to Nova Scotia to visit his relations--his father had come from Nova Scotia--and he wrote back to Leslie that his cousin, George Moore, was going on a voyage to Havana and he was going too.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Felicite imagined that Havana was a place where people did nothing but smoke, and that Victor walked around among negroes in a cloud of tobacco.
A Simple Soul by Flaubert, Gustave View in context
This new cargo was destined for the coast of the Duchy of Lucca, and consisted almost entirely of Havana cigars, sherry, and Malaga wines.
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