Havana
nome propriosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito//həˈvæ.nə//
- Stati Uniti//həˈvæ.nə//
- Stati Uniti//-ˈvɑː-//
The capital city of Cuba.
nome proprio
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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.
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The capital city of Cuba. The Cuban government.
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A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
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A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
Etimologia
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.
sostantivo
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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.
Forme
- plurale
- Havanas