"Cuba" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkuba/, [ˈku.β̞a]
Rhymes: -uba Etymology: Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”). Etymology templates: {{unk|es|title=Disputed}} Disputed, {{der|es|tnq|cubao||abundant fertile land}} Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Cuba f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Cuba f
  1. Cuba (A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in North America, Cuba, Islands Derived forms: cubano, disciplinaria de Cuba, más se perdió en Cuba, verdolaga de Cuba
    Sense id: en-Cuba-es-name--DOBeVoF Categories (other): Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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      "ipa": "[ˈku.β̞a]"
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