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Cuba

Cu·ba

(kyo͞o′bə)

An island country in the Caribbean Sea south of Florida. Originally settled by Arawak Indians, it was claimed for Spain by Columbus in 1492 and was colonized beginning in 1511. Spain relinquished its control of Cuba in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War, and following a three-year occupation by US forces, the island became self-governing in 1902. Fulgencio Batista dominated the government of Cuba from 1933 until 1959, when a revolution led by Fidel Castro established a Marxist-Leninist state. Havana is the capital and the largest city.

Cu′ban adj. & n.

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Cuban

(ˈkjuːbən)

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Cuba or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Cuba

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Noun	1.	Cuban - a native or inhabitant of Cuba Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba West Indian - a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
Adj.	1.	Cuban - of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; "Cuban rum"

Translations

كُوبِيّ

Kubáneckubánský

cubanercubansk

Kubaner kubanisch Kubanerin

κουβανικός Κουβανός

cubano

kuubalainen

Cubaincubaine

Kubanackubanski

kubai

cubano

キューバのキューバ人

쿠바 사람쿠바의

kubankubansk

เกี่ยวกับประเทศคิวบาชาวคิวบา

Küba Kübalı

người Cubathuộc nước/người Cuba

古巴人古巴的

Cuban

[ˈkjuːbən]

A. ADJ → cubano

B. N → cubano/a m/f

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Cuban

[ˈkjuːbən]

adj → cubain(e)

n → Cubain(e) m/f

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Cuban

adj → kubanisch

n → Kubaner(in) m(f)

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Cuban

[ˈkjuːbən] adj & n → cubano/a

Cuban

→ كُوبِيّ Kubánec, kubánský cubaner, cubansk Kubaner, kubanisch κουβανικός, Κουβανός cubano kuubalainen cubain Kubanac, kubanski cubano キューバの, キューバ人 쿠바 사람, 쿠바의 Cubaan, Cubaans kubaner, kubansk Kubańczyk, kubański cubano кубинец, кубинский kuban, kubansk เกี่ยวกับประเทศคิวบา, ชาวคิวบา Küba, Kübalı người Cuba, thuộc nước/người Cuba 古巴人, 古巴的

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