Definition of Cuban in English:
Cuban
adjective ˈkjuːb(ə)nˈkjub(ə)n
Relating to Cuba or its people.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is an old Cuban fisherman who is a perfectionist when it comes to fishing.
- Recent figures demonstrate that Americans of Cuban descent overwhelmingly identify themselves as Roman Catholics.
- Traditional Cuban food is the product of the mingling of Spanish and West African cuisines in the climate of the Caribbean.
- Most teachers are Russian or Cuban and are excellent.
- There is a tremendous general cultural interest in Cuban music and dance and the arts.
noun ˈkjuːb(ə)nˈkjub(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Cuba, or a person of Cuban descent.
the language spoken by nearly all Cubans is Spanish
Example sentencesExamples
- The Cubans are a dancing people - the young people even seem to walk in dance-time.
- The economic success of professional Cubans, many of them children of Spaniards, ultimately transformed Miami's destiny.
- Having a fellow Cuban on his team will only help him settle into the major league game.
- "The Cubans have reduced illiteracy almost to nil," he told reporters this week.
- Ramos, a Cuban by birth, has lived in the U.S. since the 1960s and is a pastor and historian.
Definition of Cuban in US English:
Cuban
adjectiveˈkjub(ə)nˈkyo͞ob(ə)n
Relating to Cuba or its people.
Example sentencesExamples
- Recent figures demonstrate that Americans of Cuban descent overwhelmingly identify themselves as Roman Catholics.
- Most teachers are Russian or Cuban and are excellent.
- He is an old Cuban fisherman who is a perfectionist when it comes to fishing.
- Traditional Cuban food is the product of the mingling of Spanish and West African cuisines in the climate of the Caribbean.
- There is a tremendous general cultural interest in Cuban music and dance and the arts.
nounˈkjub(ə)nˈkyo͞ob(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Cuba, or a person of Cuban descent.
the language spoken by nearly all Cubans is Spanish
Example sentencesExamples
- Ramos, a Cuban by birth, has lived in the U.S. since the 1960s and is a pastor and historian.
- The economic success of professional Cubans, many of them children of Spaniards, ultimately transformed Miami's destiny.
- "The Cubans have reduced illiteracy almost to nil," he told reporters this week.
- Having a fellow Cuban on his team will only help him settle into the major league game.
- The Cubans are a dancing people - the young people even seem to walk in dance-time.