Aruba

American  

[ah-roo-bah] / ɑˈru bɑ /

noun

1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).

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Aruba British  

/ əˈruːbə, ɑˈryːbaː /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, a dependency of the Netherlands with special status; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Prosecutors say she used the stolen goods to buy luxury goods and fund vacations to Turks and Caicos and Aruba.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, upper management sent a talking head who gave a two-hour motivational speech outlining the seven new corporate principles that the company’s executives cooked up during their recent weeklong “retreat” in Aruba.

From Salon

“Saved again by the laws of celestial mechanics,” a host of the event said in a video recording with scenes from Aruba, one of the places where the eclipse crossed land.

From New York Times

The cruise began its voyage in South Florida, later stopping in Aruba, Curacao and Haiti.

From Seattle Times

He claims that the two took luxury holidays together paid for by Wade, including two cruises to the Bahamas, and trips to Napa Valley, California, and the Caribbean resorts of Aruba and Belize.

From BBC