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REPUBLIC OF CUBA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Cuba mean?
• REPUBLIC OF CUBA (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF CUBA has 1 sense:
1. a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF CUBA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Cuba; Republic of Cuba
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Cuba"):
capital of Cuba; Cuban capital; Havana (the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas)
Santiago; Santiago de Cuba (a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center)
Guantanamo (a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Cuba"):
Cuban (a native or inhabitant of Cuba)
Holonyms ("Republic of Cuba" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
Cuba (the largest island in the West Indies)
Holonyms ("Republic of Cuba" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
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