Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cu·ba  (d kyb, d kvä)

A city of southeast Cuba on an inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Founded in 1514, it was a haven for buccaneers and smugglers during its early history. Population: 423,000.

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Santiago de Cuba (Spanish) [de ˈkuβa]

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(Placename) a port in SE Cuba, on Santiago Bay (a large inlet of the Caribbean): capital of Cuba until 1589; university (1947); industrial centre. Pop.: 440 084 (1994 est.)

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Noun	1.	Santiago de Cuba - a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center Santiago Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
	2.	Santiago de Cuba - a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape Santiago Spanish War, Spanish-American War - a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 Cuba - the largest island in the West Indies