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Cuba

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See also: cuba, cúba, cubà, Cúba, and čuba

English

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba

  2. A country, 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
Descendants
  • → Japanese: キューバ (Kyūba)
  • → Hawaiian: Kupa
Translations

See also

countries in North America (appendix)edit

Etymology 2

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. A village in Beja district, Portugal.

Etymology 3

Likely derived from Ibaloi.

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Balakbak, Beleng-Belis, Boklaoan, Cayapes, Cuba, Datakan, Gadang, Gasweling, Labueg, Paykek, Poblacion Central, Pongayan, Pudong, Sagubo, Taba-ao — barangays of Kapangan

Anagrams

Aragonese

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ast

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuba/ [ˈku.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Syllabification: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Cebuano

Noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)
  2. a surname

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

References

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

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːba

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba, of disputed origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈky.baː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba n

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean) [from late 16th c.]

Derived terms

Descendants

Extremaduran

 Cuba on Extremaduran Wikipedia

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

French

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba m

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: Kiba

See also

countries in North America: pays de l’Amérique du Nord (appendix)edit

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuba/ [ˈku.β̞ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uba
  • Hyphenation: Cu‧ba

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Interlingua

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Anagrams

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.

More information singular, nominative ...
singular
nominative Cuba
genitive Cubae
dative Cubae
accusative Cubam
ablative Cubā
vocative Cuba
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cū̆ba f sg (genitive Cū̆bae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)
Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

More information singular, nominative ...
singular
nominative Cū̆ba
genitive Cū̆bae
dative Cū̆bae
accusative Cū̆bam
ablative Cū̆bā
vocative Cū̆ba
locative Cū̆bae
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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

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

(Standard East Norwegian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰʉ̀ːbɑ/

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Occitan

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia oc

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Romanian

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Further reading

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba f

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Descendants

Swahili

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cuba

  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) 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:

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