Cuba

Cu·ba
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/ˈkjuːbə/Australia[ˈkjʉː.bə]UK, US[ˈkjuː.bə]

proper noun

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.

OriginSpanish Cuba ← Taíno coabanabor.? →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

Cuba1

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

Cuba2

proper noun
  1. A village in Beja district, Portugal.

Cuba3

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.

Origin

Cuba · proper noun

  1. Taínocubaobor.?
  2. Taínocoabanabor.?
  3. SpanishCuba
  4. EnglishCuba

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba.

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Cuba · proper noun

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.

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Cuba · proper noun

  1. KankanaeyCuba
  2. EnglishCuba

Borrowed from Kankanaey Cuba.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Arabic كُوبَا
  • كُوبَا (kūbā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Basque Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Bavarian German Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Bengali কিউবা
  • কিউবা (kiuba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Bulgarian Ку́ба
  • Ку́ба (Kúba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Catalan Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 古巴
  • 古巴 (Gǔbā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Czech Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Danish Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Dutch Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Esperanto Kubo
  • Kubocountry and largest island in Caribbean
Estonian Kuuba
  • Kuubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Finnish Kuuba
  • Kuubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
French Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
German Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Greek Κούβα
  • Κούβα (Koúva)country and largest island in Caribbean
Hebrew קוּבָּה
  • קוּבָּה (kúba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Hindi क्यूबा
  • क्यूबा (kyūbā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Hungarian Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Icelandic Kúba
  • Kúbacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Indonesian Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Irish Cúba
  • Cúbacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Italian Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Japanese キューバ
  • キューバ (Kyūba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Korean 쿠바, 꾸바
  • 쿠바 (Kuba)country and largest island in Caribbean
  • 꾸바 (Kkuba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Latvian Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Lithuanian Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Malay Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Māori Kiupa
  • Kiupacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Norwegian Bokmål Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Persian کوبا
  • کوبا (kubâ)country and largest island in Caribbean
Polish Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Portuguese Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Punjabi ਕਿਊਬਾ
  • ਕਿਊਬਾ (kiūbā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Romanian Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Russian Ку́ба
  • Ку́ба (Kúba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Scottish Gaelic Cùba, Ciùba
  • Cùbacountry and largest island in Caribbean
  • Ciùbacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Slovak Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Spanish Cuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Swahili Cuba, Kuba
  • Cubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Swedish Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Tagalog Kuba
  • Kubacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Tamil கியூபா
  • கியூபா (kiyūpā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Thai คิวบา
  • คิวบา (kiu-baa)country and largest island in Caribbean
Turkish Küba
  • Kübacountry and largest island in Caribbean
Ukrainian Ку́ба
  • Ку́ба (Kúba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Urdu کیوبا
  • کیوبا (kyūbā)country and largest island in Caribbean
Vietnamese Cu-ba, Quy Ba)
  • Cu-bacountry and largest island in Caribbean
  • Quy Ba)country and largest island in Caribbean
Yiddish קובאַ
  • קובאַ (kuba)country and largest island in Caribbean

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cuba

scubaArubatubatsubamaqluba
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Cuba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuba

MLA

“Cuba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuba.

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