Cuba

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Etymology 1

Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kyo͞oʹ-bə, IPA^(key): /ˈkjuːbə/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key):
• (UK, US) IPA^(key):

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• Rhymes: -uːbə
• Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba

2. A country, and the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
3. A locale in the United States; named for the island country.
   1. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
   3. A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
   4. A township in Lake County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Allen County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana.
   7. A minor city in Republic County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
   9. A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
   10. A ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota.
   11. A city in Crawford County, Missouri.
   12. A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.
   13. A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
   14. A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
   15. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
   16. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio.
   17. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
   18. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
   19. A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
   20. A former settlement in Merced County, California.
4. A surname.

Derived terms

• Santiago de Cuba
• Cuban
• Cubamerican

Translations

See also

• (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.

Proper noun

Cuba

1. A village in Beja district, Portugal.

Anagrams

• ubac

Aragonese

Aragonese Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^ast

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/,
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cubanu

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^ca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

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Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• cubà

Cebuano

Noun

Cuba

1. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)
2. a surname

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Cuba

1. Cuba (a country in North America)

Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

Cuba

1. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

References

• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2000) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF.

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^da

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːba

Proper noun

Cuba

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba, of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.baː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba n

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• Cubaan

Related terms

• Cubaans

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Kuba

Extremaduran

 Cuba on Extremaduran Wikipedia

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.ba/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Cuba m

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

See also

• (countries of North America) pays de l'Amérique du Nord; Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Canada, Cuba, Dominique, États-Unis, Grenade, Haïti, Jamaïque, Mexique, République dominicaine, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie, Trinité-et-Tobago ^{(Category: fr:Countries in North America)}

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^gl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cubano

Interlingua

Proper noun

Cuba

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: Cù‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• cubano

Anagrams

• buca

Latin

Etymology 1

From cubō (“I lie down”).

Proper noun

Cuba f sg (genitive Cubae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess who protects the lying down of children

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.ba/, or IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ba/,
• Note: length of the vowel uncertain: New Latin borrowing of uncertain etymology with varying length treatment in modern languages.

Proper noun

Cū̆ba f sg (genitive Cū̆bae); first declension

2. (New Latin) Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

References

• “Cuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Mirandese

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

(Urban East Norwegian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʉ̀ːbɑ/

Proper noun

Cuba

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cubaner, kubaner
• cubansk, kubansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun

Cuba

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cuban, kuban
• cubanar, kubanar
• cubansk, kubansk

Occitan

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^oc

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cuban

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^pt

Pronunciation

• Homophone: cuba
• Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

• Audio (Portugal)

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Etymology 1

Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), or from cuba (“cask”).

Proper noun

Cuba f

1. A village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal

Derived terms

• cubense

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cubano

Romanian

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^ro

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• cuban, cubană
• cubanez, cubaneză

Further reading

• Cuba in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Cuba

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuba/
• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

2. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Kuba

Swahili

Alternative forms

• Kuba

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Proper noun

Cuba

1. Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Swedish

Proper noun

Cuba n (genitive Cubas)

1. Dated spelling of Kuba (“Cuba”).
   • 1899, John af Klercker, Cuba och dess frihetskamp: en kulturhistorisk studie: med 177 illustrationer och kartor [Cuba and its struggle for liberty: a cultural-historical study: with 177 illustrations and maps]‎, C.& E. Gernandt: