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cuba

/ˈkjubə/

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What does cuba mean?

proper noun

  1. A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
  2. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
  3. An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
More meanings (21)

proper noun

  1. A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
  2. A township in Lake County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Allen County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  5. A minor city in Republic County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
  7. A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
  8. A ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota.
  9. A city in Crawford County, Missouri.
  10. A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.
  11. A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
  12. A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
  13. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
  14. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio.
  15. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
  16. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  17. A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
  18. A former settlement in Merced County, California.
  19. A surname.
  20. A village in Beja district, Portugal.
  21. A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkjubə/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Castro has complained that the ongoing CEMA reform process has interfered with the regular flow of goods to Cuba.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
We face at this moment a most important question that of the future relations of the United States and Cuba.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
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Brought from the coast of Africa, when only fifteen years of age, to the island of Cuba, he was smuggled from thence into Virginia.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
The mastiff from Cuba requires some mention, and will call up some of the most painful recollections in the history of the human race.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
I have seen the banana cultivated in the island of Cuba, in places where the thermometer descends to seven centesimal degrees, and sometimes very near freezing point.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322