Havana

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//həˈvæ.nə//
United States//həˈvæ.nə//
United States//-ˈvɑː-//

The capital city of Cuba.

proper noun

1
The capital city of Cuba.
It was notable enough that when President Calvin Coolidge visited Havana in 1928, Cuba’s president offered him one at the presidential palace.
2
The capital city of Cuba. The Cuban government.
3
A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
4
A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.

Etymology

From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (cacique) who controlled the area, the name derived from Taíno sabana (“savannah”). The letter h may be an anthroponymic inflection.

noun

1
A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.
Having indicated an arm-chair to me and placed my refreshment near it, he handed me a long, smooth Havana.

Forms

plural: Havanas

haunt · To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in…haunted · Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.haunting · Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.

Havana · The capital city of Cuba.

have · To possess, own.haven · A safe place.Haven · A surname.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.