Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun santiago_de_cuba

2 senses of santiago de cuba

Sense 1
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago -- (a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Sense 2
Santiago, Santiago de Cuba -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> naval battle -- (a pitched battle between naval fleets)