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Bonaire

American

[baw-nair] / bɔˈnɛər /

noun

an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).

Bonaire British

/ bɒnˈɛə /

noun

an island in the S Caribbean, in the E Netherlands Antilles: one of the Leeward Islands. Chief town: Kralendijk. Pop: 11 537 (2007 est). Area: about 288 sq km (111 sq miles)

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Bonaire

In January, a Dutch court also cited the opinion when it ordered the Netherlands to strengthen its climate plan in a case brought by residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2018, it seized barrels of crude stored at facilities on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao, Bonaire and Sint Eustatius, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

From there, it appears to have been carried further westward to Bonaire.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

“We’re certainly not limiting the credit at all,” Blackmon, a Bonaire Republican, told reporters after the news conference.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

Of course, they were only the tattered-sailed native schooners from Venezuela, Aruba, or Bonaire coming in with bananas, oranges, papayas, melons, and vegetables.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

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