Havana
See also: havana
English
Etymology
From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area, from Taíno sabana. His name probably combines the Taino word for savanna with an anthroponymic inflection.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həˈvænə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ænə
Proper noun
Havana
- The capital city of Cuba.
- A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Cuba
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Noun
Havana (plural Havanas)
- A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.
- 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World:
- Having indicated an arm-chair to me and placed my refreshment near it, he handed me a long, smooth Havana.
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Translations
cigar
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦavana]
Derived terms
- havanský
- Havaňan
Portuguese
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦavana]
Proper noun
Havana f (genitive singular Havany, declension pattern of žena)
References
- Havana in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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