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1. (n.) Cuba
an island of the Greater Antilles, in the West Indies, S of Florida.
2. Cuba
a republic in the Caribbean, including this island and several nearby islands. 11,096,395; 44,206 sq. mi. (114,524 sq. km).
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Cuba, Republic of Cuba
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
2. (noun) Cuba
the largest island in the West Indies
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1. cuba
the largest of the West India Islands, 700 m. long and from 27 m. to 290 m. in breadth; belonged to Spain, but is now under the protection of the United States; is traversed from E. to W. by a range of mountains wooded to the summit; abounds in forests—ebony, cedar, mahogany, &c.; soil very fertile; exports sugar and tobacco; principal town, Havana.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. cuba
An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies, south of Florida. With the adjacent islands it forms the Republic of Cuba. Its capital is Havana. It was discovered by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492 and conquered by Spain in 1511. It has a varied history under Spain, Great Britain, and the United States but has been independent since 1902. The name Cuba is said to be an Indian name of unknown origin but the language that gave the name is extinct, so the etymology is a conjecture. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p302 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p132)
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