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The demonym habanero/a for Cuba's capital, Havana, has several derived or related terms, including: habanero, a chili pepper. habano, a generic term for Cuban cigars, habanera, a style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century. "Habanera", an aria from Georges Bizet's 1875 opéra comique Carmen. Havanese, the national dog of Cuba. See also
So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. "the French", "the Dutch") provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify). Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words.
Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify).
Anything related to or serving as an adjective; Adjectival noun (Japanese) Adjectival demonym, an adjective used to indicate a location (e.g. Irish, Italian) 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
Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g., the adjective Czech does not qualify).
Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' /tʃ/ sound (e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify as its -ch is pronounced /k/ ).
List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations. List of adjectivals and demonyms for Australia; List of adjectivals and demonyms for Canada; List of adjectivals and demonyms for Cuba; List of adjectivals and demonyms for India; List of adjectivals and demonyms for ...
Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the early 20th century the term has been used in different countries to refer to distinct styles of music and dance, most of which are only ...