Cumaná

[ koo-mah-nah ]

/ ˌku mɑˈnɑ /

a seaport in N Venezuela.

Example sentences from the Web for cumana

On the right bank were seen the plains of the Sayma, reaching to Cumana and Caraccas, 120 leagues to the north.

Sir Walter Ralegh |William Stebbing
For a long time Margarita was attached to Cumana, but in the eighteenth century it was made administratively independent.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 |Various
Puerto Cabello and Cumana coffees are valued just below Caracas.

All About Coffee |William H. Ukers
She pointed to the blue mountains of Cumana seen across the gulf.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston

Nothing can exceed the exquisite grace of the Sibilla Persica, nor the beautiful drapery and inspired look of the Cumana.

The Diary of an Ennuye |Anna Brownell Jameson

Cumaná

/ (Spanish kumaˈna) /

a city in NE Venezuela: founded in 1523; the oldest European settlement in South America. Pop: 271 000 (2005 est)