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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cu•ba (kyo̅o̅′bə; Sp. ko̅o̅′vä),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041;
44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana.
Cu′ban, adj., n. Cu•ba (ko̅o̅′bä),USA pronunciation n. - Cubba.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cuba /ˈkjuːbə/ n - a republic and the largest island in the Caribbean, at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: became a Spanish colony after its discovery by Columbus in 1492; gained independence after the Spanish-American War of 1898 but remained subject to US influence until declared a people's republic under Castro in 1960; subject of an international crisis in 1962, when the US blockaded the island in order to compel the Soviet Union to dismantle its nuclear missile base. Sugar comprises about 80 per cent of total exports; the economy was badly affected by loss of trade following the collapse of the Soviet Union and by the continuing US trade embargo. Language: Spanish. Religion: nonreligious majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Havana. Pop: 11 328 000 (2004 est). Area: 110 922 sq km (42 827 sq miles)
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