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I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Meaning of "Havana" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAVANA

Havana  [həˈvænə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAVANA

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Havana is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HAVANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Havana

Havana

Havana (/həˈvænə/; Spanish: La Habana, ( listen)) is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of 728.26 km2 (281.18 sq mi) − making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours: Marimelena, Guanabacoa and Atarés. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north, entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay. Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and due to its strategic location it served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the continent becoming a stopping point for the treasure laden Spanish Galleons on the crossing between the New World and the Old World. King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City in 1592. Walls as well as forts were built to protect the old city. The sinking of the U.S.

Definition of Havana in the English dictionary

The definition of Havana in the dictionary is the capital of Cuba, a port in the northwest on the Gulf of Mexico: the largest city in the Caribbean; founded in 1514 as San Cristóbal de la Habana by Diego Velásquez. Pop: 2 192 000 Spanish name: Habana related adjective Habanero.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAVANA


anna
ˈænə
banner
ˈbænə
caravaner
ˌkærəˈvænə
caravanner
ˈkærəˌvænə
Diana
daɪˈænə
Guiana
ɡaɪˈænə
Guyana
ɡaɪˈænə
Hanna
ˈhænə
Hannah
ˈhænə
Indiana
ˌɪndɪˈænə
joanna
dʒəʊˈænə
Louisiana
luːˌiːzɪˈænə
manner
ˈmænə
manor
ˈmænə
Montana
mɒnˈtænə
planner
ˈplænə
savanna
səˈvænə
Savannah
səˈvænə
scanner
ˈskænə
vanner
ˈvænə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAVANA

Haut-Rhin
hautbois strawberry
hautboy
haute couture
haute cuisine
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Loire
Haute-Marne
Haute-Normandie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Vienne
Hautes-Alpes
hauteur
Hauts-de-Seine
hauyne
Havana Brown
Havana cigar
Havant

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAVANA

Adana
Americana
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banana
Botswana
Cana
Dana
French Guiana
Ghana
Habana
Juliana
kana
lana
mana
marijuana
nana
nirvana
rana
Tijuana
Toscana

Synonyms and antonyms of Havana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Havana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAVANA

Find out the translation of Havana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Havana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Havana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哈瓦那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

La Habana
570 millions of speakers

English

Havana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هافانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гавана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Havana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্কৃষ্ট চুরূ-বিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La Havane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Havana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Havanna
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハバナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하바나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Havana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Havana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹவானா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Havana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

L´Avana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Havana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гавана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Havana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αβάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Havana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Havana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Havana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Havana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVANA»

The term «Havana» is very widely used and occupies the 16.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Havana

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7 QUOTES WITH «HAVANA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Havana.
1
Megalyn Echikunwoke
One of my favorite places I've visited is Havana, Cuba. On my way home from Costa Rica, I did a week in Havana. The colors, the music, the beautiful men and the cars! I love vintage and antique cars and own a couple myself.
2
Daisy Fuentes
I was born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Madrid, Spain. Then I moved to New Jersey.
3
Alma Guillermoprieto
I realized that I had traveled to Havana during what now seems like the childhood of the Cuban Revolution, if you think that Fidel has now been in power for 44 extremely long years. I started looking at the revolution as history, and not as part of the daily news.
4
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city.
5
Stephen Kinzer
One October day in 1976, a Cuban airliner exploded over the Caribbean and crashed, killing all 73 people aboard. There should have been 74. I had a ticket on that flight, but changed my reservation at the last moment and flew to Havana on an earlier plane.
6
Erich Leinsdorf
The Congressman ascertained that the consulate in Havana had numbers to feed the pigs.
7
Julia Sawalha
Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVANA»

Discover the use of Havana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Havana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Man In Havana: An Introduction by Christopher Hitchens
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Wormold is a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of power cuts.
Graham Greene, 2010
2
Havana Nocturne
But Mob dreams collided with those of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and others who would lead an uprising of the country's disenfranchised against Batista's hated government and its foreign partners—an epic cultural battle that bestselling ...
T. J. English, 2009
3
Waiting For Snow In Havana
I told you Havana was not in the United States of America. My kite-making, wave- crashing father would hear testimony, question witnesses, uncover the truth, pound his gavel, and decide what was just, with his son sitting right next to him.
Carlos Eire, 2012
4
90 Miles to Havana
When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it's not always clear how best to ...
Enrique Flores-Galbis, 2010
5
Havana:
Havana is a particularly rich setting for Polidori's inquiries. The curves and columns that line the streets refer to past eras and speak of the political, social and economic forces that have driven the city to its present condition.
Robert Polidori, Elizabeth Culbert, 2001
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Havana Beyond the Ruins: Cultural Mappings After 1989
DIVLooks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures./div
Anke Birkenmaier, Esther Whitfield, 2011
7
The Havana Guide: Modern Architecture 1925-1965
Designed for anyone with an interest in touring major architectural works, the Guidebooks contain historical and descriptive information on key buildings, and practical information including maps, directions, addresses, and references for ...
Eduardo Luis Rodriguez, 2000
8
Havana: History and Architecture of a Romantic City
In an architectural and historical guide to Cuba's capital, the author explores each phase of the city's development, discussing each period's most significant buildings--including forts, houses, baroque churches, and resplendent palaces- ...
Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo, 2009
9
Havana: Two Faces of the Antillean Metropolis
Newly revised and redesigned, this book assesses nearly 500 years of urban development and planning in Havana, paying particular attention to the city's rich blend of Spanish-Cuban-Latin American-North American architecture and design.
Joseph L. Scarpaci, Roberto Segre, Mario Coyula, 2002
10
Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South ...
Mar a Cristina Garc a a Cuban refugee raised in Miami has experienced firsthand many of the developments she describes, and has written the most comprehensive and revealing account of the postrevolutionary Cuban migration to date.
Maria Cristina Garcia, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Havana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top 10: the best Havana hotels - Telegraph
Havana, Cuba's capital, remains hypnotic and its hotel accommodation is a myriad delight of converted baroque palaces, modern high-rises, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
A flag flies in Havana - Washington Blade
Members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington perform in Havana on July 12, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Chase Maggiano/Gay Men's Chorus ... «Washington Blade, Jul 15»
3
Get a taste of Cuba in Little Havana | The Olympian The Olympian
The Miami thoroughfare formally known as Southwest Eighth Street is the heart of Little Havana. It's the next-best-thing to visiting Cuba for ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»
4
Singlepoint Inc (OTCMKTS:SING) Sells Greenstar Brand For $1.4 …
As per the reports, Singlepoint has finalized all the initial agreements with Havana Holdings to sell GreenStar, including its underlying IP and ... «Journal Transcript, Jul 15»
5
Tattoo Art in Cuba: illegality, closures and crisis - Havana Times.org
I'm a Cuban citizen from my father and currently live in Havana. I worked 2 years at the National Lyrical Theater and since 2009 have been ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
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Cuba Plays Canada Tonight in Pan Am Games Baseball - Havana
Canada Cuba HAVANA TIMES — The Cuban and Canadian baseball teams square off at 7 pm ET on Tuesday in Toronto, in both teams fourth ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
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The Other Enemies of the Revolution - Havana Times.org
HAVANA TIMES – Elio Delgado's post, “The Enemies of the Revolution,” left me surprised at the ingenuousness and blindness of the content. «Havana Times, Jul 15»
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#ThisIsACoup: Greeks Denounce Bailout - Havana Times.org
HAVANA TIMES – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing protests from members of his own Syriza party after accepting harsh austerity ... «Havana Times, Jul 15»
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Tania Bruguera, an Artist in Havana, Has a Great New York Week …
But for Tania Bruguera — a New York-based Cuban artist who has been in legal limbo in Havana since December, when she was arrested to ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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ArtsBeat | Baltimore Symphony's Music Director, Marin Alsop, to …
The concert is being co-produced by CAMI Music in cooperation with the Cuban Institute of Music in Havana and the Cuban Ministry of Culture. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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