Definition of Havana

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas.

Exact synonyms: Capital Of Cuba, Cuban Capital
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Cuba, Republic Of Cuba

Definition of Havana

1. a. Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar

Definition of Havana

1. Proper noun. The capital of Cuba. ¹

2. Proper noun. A famous cigar produced in Cuba ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Havana

Hausdorff
Hausdorff content
Hausdorff dimension
Hausdorff metric
Hausdorff space
Hausdorffness
Hausfrau
Hausfraus
Hausmaistas
Haussa
Haussmannization
Haussmannizations
Haute-Loire
Haute-Normandie
Haute-Vienne
Havana
Havana Brown
Havanan
Havanans
Havanese
Havaneses
Havant
Havarti
Havasupai
Havdala
Havdalah
Havdoloh
Havel
Havelockian
Haverhill fever

Literary usage of Havana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Travels in the United States, Etc.: During 1849 and 1850 by Emmeline Stuart-Wortley (1851)
"Arrival at havana—Passengers on Board the "Thames"—Affecting Story of an American Merchant's unforeseen Calamity—An American ..."

2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1858)
"COMMERCE OF havana FOR TEN TEARS. We copy from the Prensa, of havana, a comparative statement of the foreign arrivals at the port of havana for the last ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"With their hands they tore up some of havana, will be of interest, made their pitifully inadequate preparations for Major \VC Gorgas, the chief sanitary ..."

4. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1909)
"And of the many conquests which were made by the English in the Seven Years' War, none were more remarkable than that which placed havana in their hands, ..."

5. Guide to the Materials for American History in Cuban Archives by Luis Marino Pérez (1907)
"THE EPISCOPAL ARCHIVES OP havana. The materials of historical value in the episcopal archives of havana consist of about eighteen volumes of reales cédulas, ..."

6. American Book Prices Current (1901)
"(2402) $27.00 3702 havana. AN ALES DE LA REAL ACADEMIA DE CIENCIAS MEDICAS, ... (305) $10.00 3711 PAPEL PERIODICO DE LA havana, 1800 to 1805. ..."

7. The Island of Cuba by Alexander von Humboldt, John S. Thrasher (1856)
"Political importance of the island of Cuba and port of havana —Their ... Establishment of Navy yard at havana—Don Augustin de Arriola—List of ships built at ..."

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