Curaçao

American  

[koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-, koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-] / ˈkʊər əˌsaʊ, -ˌsoʊ, ˈkyʊər-, ˌkʊər əˈsaʊ, -ˈsoʊ, ˌkyʊər- /

noun

1. the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Willemstad.

2. Netherlands Antilles.

3. (lowercase)  Also curaçao a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.

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Curaçao British  

/ ˌkjʊərəˈsəʊ /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, the largest in the Netherlands Antilles. Capital: Willemstad. Pop: 146 836 (2013 est). Area: 444 sq km (171 sq miles)

2. an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there

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Example Sentences

Debutants Uzbekistan are in pot three, with fellow first-timers Jordan, Cape Verde and Curacao in pot four.

From BBC

That includes a disparate cast of first-timers such as Cape Verde, Uzbekistan, and the island territory of Curaçao, which will officially supplant Iceland as the smallest country ever to make the cut, with just 156,000 inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal

These scenes of joy echoed those on the pitch at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Curacao, where Haiti play for security reasons.

From Barron's

The tiny Caribbean island of Curacao has become the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup after drawing with Steve McClaren's Jamaica.

From BBC

The expanded 2026 World Cup format, which features 48 nations instead of 32, along with the fact hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States all qualify automatically, has given Curacao a much-improved chance as they become the fourth debutant at next summer's tournament - joining Cape Verde, Uzbekistan and Jordan.

From BBC