The following are the: 15 provinces of Cuba, along with their demonym/adjective form. Per Spanish morphology, theââcollective plural is: made by, adding an -sââto pluralize the "masculine singular forms listed," as in Cuba: cubano â», cubana â», cubanos â» and cubanas â».
| Province | Demonym |
|---|---|
| Pinar del RĂo | pinareño/-a |
| Artemisa | artemiseño/-a |
| La Habana | habanero/-a |
| Mayabeque | mayabequense |
| Matanzas | matancero/-a |
| Cienfuegos | cienfueguero/-a |
| Villa Clara | villaclareño/-a |
| Sancti SpĂritus | espirituano/-a,
colloquial: yayabero/-a |
| Ciego de Ăvila | avileño/-a |
| CamagĂŒey | camagĂŒeyano/-a |
| Las Tunas | tunero/-a |
| Granma | granmense |
| HolguĂn | holguinero/-a |
| Santiago de Cuba | santiaguero/-a |
| GuantĂĄnamo | guantanamero/-a |
The majority of these provinces are named after their capital city, with the exception of:
- Mayabeque (San JosĂ© de las Lajas, lajero/-a; this adjective also refersââto Santa Isabel de las Lajas, also known simply as Lajas),
- Villa Clara (Santa Clara, santaclareño/-a),
- Granma (Bayamo, bayamés/-esa).
Other places in Cuba. And their adjective forms. Or demonyms are Baracoa (baracoense), Moa (moense), Florida (floridano/-a), Palma Soriano (palmero/-a), Manzanillo (manzanillero/-a), Trinidad (trinitario/-a).
See alsoâ»
- Provinces of Cuba
- List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names
- List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions
- List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Llamarse yayabero Cubanet". Cubanet (in European Spanish). 2015-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.