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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 Cubaplay

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF CUBA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REPUBLIC OF CUBA (noun)


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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