SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Santiago de Cuba mean?
• SANTIAGO DE CUBA (noun)
The noun SANTIAGO DE CUBA has 2 senses:
1. port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
2. a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
Familiarity information: SANTIAGO DE CUBA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SANTIAGO DE CUBA (noun)
Meaning:
Port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Santiago de Cuba; Santiago
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Santiago de Cuba" is a part of...):
Cuba; Republic of Cuba (a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba)
Meaning:
A naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Santiago de Cuba; Santiago
Instance hypernyms:
naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)
Domain region:
Cuba (the largest island in the West Indies)
Holonyms ("Santiago de Cuba" is a part of...):
Spanish War; Spanish-American War (a war between the United States and Spain in 1898)
