Cuba
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao ("abundant fertile land") or coabana ("great place").
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: kyo͞oʹ-bə, IPA: /ˈkjuːbə/, X-SAMPA: /"kju:b@/
- (Australia) IPA: [ˈkjʉː.bə]
- (UK, US) IPA: [ˈkjuː.bə]
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːbə
- Hyphenation: Cu‧ba
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- A country and the largest island in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Cuba.
Translations [edit]
country and largest island in Caribbean
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See also [edit]
- (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 (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of North America)
Asturian [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Catalan [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Danish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- Cuba (country)
Dutch [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba n
- Cuba (country)
French [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba m
- Cuba (country)
Galician [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Interlingua [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- Cuba (country)
Italian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uba
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba (genitive Cubae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| nominative | Cuba |
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| genitive | Cubae |
| dative | Cubae |
| accusative | Cubam |
| ablative | Cubā |
| vocative | Cuba |
| locative | Cubae |
Norwegian [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- Cuba (country)
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Occitan [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Portuguese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Possibly from Arabic قبة (qubba, “small tower”), or from cuba (“cask”).
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- a Portuguese village in Beja district.
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Romanian [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba
- Cuba (country)
Spanish [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Cuba f
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Categories:
- English proper nouns
- en:Countries
- en:Countries of North America
- en:Islands
- Asturian proper nouns
- ast:Countries
- Catalan proper nouns
- ca:Countries
- ca:Islands
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Countries
- Dutch proper nouns
- nl:Countries
- French proper nouns
- fr:Countries
- Galician proper nouns
- gl:Countries
- Interlingua proper nouns
- ia:Countries
- Italian proper nouns
- it:Countries
- Latin proper nouns
- la:Countries
- Norwegian proper nouns
- no:Countries
- Occitan proper nouns
- oc:Countries
- Portuguese terms with homophones
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms derived from Arabic
- pt:Countries
- pt:Islands
- pt:Portugal
- pt:Villages
- Romanian proper nouns
- ro:Countries
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Countries