Cuban

noun

Cu·​ban ˈkyü-bən 

plural Cubans

1

: a native or inhabitant of Cuba

2

: a person of Cuban descent

Cuban adjective

Examples of Cuban in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana, reactions among Cuban Americans ranged from cautious optimism to outright skepticism. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 June 2026

Elsewhere in the community, Cuban nationals may follow developments related to the Cuban Adjustment Act. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

Confidential author James Ellroy wields his jazzy prose in a political crime thriller set in the 1960s at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

The company has changed considerably since Cuban’s early bet. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Cuban

• Cuban heel
• Cuban sandwich

Rhymes for Cuban

• reuben
• rubin
• bilirubin