noun
1. a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
• Syn: ↑Santiago
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port
• Part Holonyms: ↑Cuba, ↑Republic of Cuba
2. 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
• Syn: ↑Santiago
• Regions: ↑Cuba
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑Spanish-American War, ↑Spanish War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.