cuban

Definition von cuban im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent; Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect; {i} native or resident of Cuba; {s} of or pertaining to Cuba; A Cuban is a Cuban citizen, or a person of Cuban origin; Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture; A native or an inhabitant of Cuba; Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants; a native or inhabitant of Cuba of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; "Cuban rum; of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; "Cuban rum"; a native or inhabitant of Cuba
Cuban bread: A particular kind of bread baked as long loaves
Cuban heel: A type of heel used for men's boots similar to the heel on cowboy boots
Cuban heel: A relatively low-style of high heel shoes, characterised by a slightly tapered back and a straight front
Cuban heel: Women's sheer stockings or pantyhose with a prominent thin rectangle heel reinforcement at the base of back seam (A thick rectangle heel reinforcement is a Havana Heel)
Cuban red macaw: A small parrot, Ara tricolor, formerly found in Cuba, and extinct since the late nineteenth century
Cuban red macaws: plural form of Cuban red macaw
Cuban sandwich: A particular kind of meat-and-cheese sandwich made on Cuban bread
We were sharing a Cuban sandwich at the bar in Chez Henri. Susan felt that Riesling was appropriate with a Cuban sandwich. I was drinking beer.
Cuban sandwiches: plural form of Cuban sandwich
Cuban Missile Crisis: week-long crisis in 1962 during which the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba and the United States blockaded the island in retaliation
Cuban cigar: high quality cigar manufactured in Cuba
Cuban citizen: {i} citizen of Cuba (island country in the Caribbean Sea)
Cuban heel: {i} moderately high and wide heel used on women's shoes and boots
Cuban heel: A broad heel of moderate height with a slightly tapered back and straight front, used in shoes and some boots
Cuban missile crisis: a dangerous situation which developed in 1962 when the Soviet Union began to build bases for nuclear missiles in Cuba. US President John F. Kennedy complained to the Soviet government, stopped all ships from going to Cuba, and threatened to take military action. This caused a lot of international anxiety, but after a few days the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missile base. (1962) Major confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. In October 1962 a U.S. spy plane detected a ballistic missile on a launching site in Cuba. Pres. John F. Kennedy placed a naval blockade around the island, and for several days the U.S. and the Soviet Union hovered on the brink of war. Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev finally agreed to remove the missiles in return for a secret commitment from the U.S. to withdraw its own missiles from Turkey and to never invade Cuba. The incident increased tensions during the Cold War and fueled the nuclear arms race between the two countries. See also Fidel Castro
cuban bast: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
cuban heel: a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
cuban monetary unit: monetary unit in Cuba
cuban peso: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
cuban revolution: the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959
Afro-Cuban: Describing the section of the population of Cuba that has an African heritage
Cuba: A country and the largest island in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Cuba
Afro-Cuban: of or pertaining to an Afro-Cubans or their culture or history
Afro-Cuban: Cuban who is of African descent
Cuba: the largest island in the Caribbean Sea. Population: 11,184,000 (2001). Capital: Havana. Cuba has been a Communist state since 1959. officially Republic of Cuba Country, West Indies
Cuba: {i} Republic of Cuba, country in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba (south of Florida); largest island in the West Indies; name of several cities and towns in the United States; village in the state of New York (USA); family name; (Roman Mythology) goddess of infants
cuba: the largest island in the West Indies a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
cuba: the largest island in the West Indies
cuba: a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism