Havana

See also: havana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area, from Taíno sabana ("savanna"), with the h perhaps being an anthroponymic inflection.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /həˈvænə/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ænə

Proper noun

Havana

  1. The capital city of Cuba.
  2. A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Havana (plural Havanas)

  1. A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.

Translations

References

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦavana]

Proper noun

Havana f

  1. Havana (the capital city of Cuba)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • havanský
  • Havaňan

Further reading

  • Havana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Havana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈvɐ.na/

  • Hyphenation: Ha‧va‧na

Proper noun

Havana

  1. Havana (the capital city of Cuba)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦavana]

Proper noun

Havana f (genitive singular Havany, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Havana (the capital of Cuba)

References

  • Havana in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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