OAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation

country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

Caribbean - region including the Caribbean islands

Cuba - the largest island in the West Indies

capital of Cuba, Cuban capital, Havana - capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas

Santiago de Cuba, Santiago - port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center

Guantanamo - city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base

Cuban - a native or inhabitant of Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Santiago - 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

Greater Antilles - a group of islands in the western West Indies

Cuba, Republic of Cuba - a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water