Ha·van·a 1 (h -v n ) 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·van an adj. & n. |
| Ha·van·a 2 (h-vn) n. A cigar made in Cuba, especially one of fine quality. [After Havana1.] |
Havana [həˈvænə]
n
(Placename) 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.: 2 198 392 (1994 est.) Spanish name Habana Related adjective Habanero
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| Noun | 1. |  Havana - the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the AmericasCuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba |
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