The following are the 15 provinces of Cuba, along with their demonym or adjective form. Per Spanish morphology, the collective plural is made by adding an -s to pluralize the masculine singular forms listed, as in Cuba: cubano [masculine singular], cubana [feminine singular], cubanos [masculine plural] and cubanas [feminine plural].
| Province | Demonym |
|---|---|
| Pinar del Río | pinareño/-a |
| Artemisa | artemiseño/-a |
| La Habana | habanero/-a |
| Mayabeque | mayabequense |
| Matanzas | matancero/-a |
| Cienfuegos | cienfueguero/-a |
| Villa Clara | villaclareño/-a |
| Sancti Spíritus | espirituano/-a,
colloquial: yayabero/-a[1] |
| Ciego de Ávila | avileño/-a |
| Camagüey | camagüeyano/-a |
| Las Tunas | tunero/-a |
| Granma | granmense |
| Holguín | holguinero/-a |
| Santiago de Cuba | santiaguero/-a |
| Guantánamo | guantanamero/-a |
The majority of these provinces are named after their capital city, with the exception of:
- Mayabeque (San José de las Lajas, lajero/-a; this adjective also refers to 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 also
- 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
References
- ^ "Llamarse yayabero Cubanet". Cubanet (in European Spanish). 2015-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-10.