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Cuba

Syllables: Cu·ba/ˈkjuːbə/

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Australia[ˈkjʉː.bə]

Cuba proper noun: a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

cuba: a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city:...
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Proper noun (1)

Cuba

  1. A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
  2. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
  3. An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
  4. A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
  5. A township in Lake County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Allen County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana.
  8. A minor city in Republic County, Kansas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
  10. A township in Becker County, Minnesota.
  11. A ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota.
  12. A city in Crawford County, Missouri.
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  1. A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.
  2. A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
  3. A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
  4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio.
  7. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  8. A former settlement in Lassen County, California.
  9. A former settlement in Merced County, California.
  10. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Cuba

  1. A village in Beja district, Portugal.

Proper noun (3)

Cuba

  1. A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.

Cuba meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Cuba in Hindi

country and largest island in Caribbean
क्यूबा kyūbā

Cuba in Tamil

country and largest island in Caribbean
கியூபா kiyūpā

Cuba in Marathi

country and largest island in Caribbean
क्युबा kyubā

Cuba in Urdu

country and largest island in Caribbean
کیوبا kyūbā
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Cuba in Bengali
কিউবা kiuba
Cuba in Telugu
క్యూబా kyūbā
Cuba in Malayalam
ക്യൂബ kyūba
Cuba in Kannada
ಕ್ಯೂಬಾ kyūbā
Cuba in Punjabi
ਕਿਊਬਾ kiūbā
Cuba in Gujarati
ક્યુબા kyubā
Cuba in Odia
କ୍ୟୁବା kyubā
Cuba in Sanskrit
क्यूबा kyūbā
Cuba in Sinhala
කියුබාව kiyubāwa
Cuba in Nepali
क्युबा kyubā
Cuba in Pashto
کوبا kubā
Cuba in Tagalog
Kuba
Cuba in Arabic
كُوبَا kūbā
Cuba in Malay
Cuba
Cuba in Indonesian
Kuba
Cuba in Persian
کوبا kubâ
Cuba in Thai
คิวบา kiu-baa
Cuba in Vietnamese
Cu-ba
Cuba in Myanmar
က္ယူးဘား ka.yu:bha:, ကျူးဘား kyu:bha:
Dhivehi
ކިއުބާ kiubā

Origin of Cuba

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.

Borrowed from Kankanaey Cuba.

Words formed from Cuba

Phrases with Cuba

Words that rhyme with Cuba

Questions about Cuba

What does Cuba mean?
Cuba means a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
What is Cuba in Hindi?
Cuba in Hindi is क्यूबा (kyūbā). See Cuba meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Cuba?
Cuba is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cuba?
Cuba is pronounced /ˈkjuːbə/.

Words near Cuba in the dictionary

  1. Cub Scouts
  2. Cub's honor
  3. cub-reporter
  4. cub-reporters
  5. cub. ft.
  6. Cuba
  7. Cuba libre
  8. Cuba libres
  9. cubage
  10. cubages
  11. Cubalaya

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cuba (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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