Willemstad

[ vil-uhm-staht ]

noun

1. a seaport on the island of Curaçao, in the S West Indies: capital of the Netherlands Antilles.

Willemstad

/ ˈwɪləmstɑt /

noun

1. the capital of the Netherlands Antilles, a port on the SW coast of Curaçao: important for refining Venezuelan oil. Pop: 137 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

They accordingly hired one of the public landaus of Willemstad and told the driver to show them the places of interest.

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Not until the landau was well on its way to Willemstad did Roddy deem it wise to make a certain inquiry.

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From the palace yard in distant Willemstad there drifted toward them the boom of the morning gun.

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Roddy impatiently waited until a quarter of an hour had passed, then galloped to Willemstad.

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Inez gave him the address of a fellow-exile from Venezuela, living in Willemstad, who was in secret communication with Pedro.

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