havana
NounUS[huh-van-uh]/həˈvænə/3 syllables
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Noun (1)
- the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the AmericasSynonyms: capital of CubaCuban capitalInstance of national capitalPart of Cuba, Republic of Cuba
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ha·van′a (hȧ-văn′ȧ), prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; — formerly sometimes written Havannah. — noun An Havana cigar.
Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs, and... smoked them in the stable.— William M. Thackeray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54