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Matanzas.

Matanzas (a city, the capital of Matanzas Province, Cuba)

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Meaning & usage

name/maˈtanθas/[maˈt̪ãn̟.θas]/maˈtansas/[maˈt̪ãn.sas]

  1. Matanzas (a city, the capital of Matanzas Province, Cuba)

  2. Matanzas Province (a province of Cuba; capital: Matanzas)

Where this word comes from

From matanza (“massacre”), referring to a supposed slaughter of Spanish conquistadors by native fishermen of the area.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.