HAVANA


Meaning of HAVANA in English

I. hə-ˈva-nə noun

Etymology: probably from Spanish habano, from habano of Havana, from La Habana (Havana), Cuba

Date: 1826

1. : a cigar made from Cuban tobacco

2. : a tobacco originally grown in Cuba

II. hə-ˈva-nə geographical name

or Spanish La Ha·ba·na ˌlä-ä-ˈbä-nä

city & port capital of Cuba on Gulf of Mexico population 2,096,054

• Ha·van·an hə-ˈva-nən adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.