Americas
La Havane
Havana
feminineGoing there, being there
à La Havane
Coming from
de La Havane
Why
La Havane keeps the article inside its own name, and à never contracts with la: à La Havane.
The people
un Havanais, une Havanaise
Example
Les voitures des années cinquante roulent encore à La Havane.
Cars from the fifties still run in Havana.
Worth knowing
The country takes no article while the capital carries one: à Cuba, and à La Havane. The La does not contract and keeps its capital.
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