Cuba

Meaning

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)

Hyphenated as

Cu‧ba

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkuba/

Etymology

Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

Sentences

Regresó a Cuba , donde se doctoró en Ciencias .

He returned to Cuba, where he received his doctorate in Science.

Marchó a Cuba , donde vivió algunos años .

He went to Cuba, where he lived for some years.

Durante este tiempo fue un soldado del regimiento de infantería de Santiago de Cuba .

During this time he was a soldier in the Santiago de Cuba infantry regiment.

Al desaparecer la publicidad comercial en Cuba , orienta su carrera hacia la radio .

With the disappearance of commercial advertising in Cuba, he turned his career towards radio.

En el anverso figura sobre esmalte blanco el escudo nacional de Cuba .

The obverse features the national coat of arms of Cuba on white enamel.

Estuvo en diversas campañas coloniales de Santo Domingo y de Cuba .

He was in various colonial campaigns in Santo Domingo and Cuba.