Curaçao

[ koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-; koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor- ]

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 cu·ra·çao [] a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.

Curaçao

/ 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 an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there

Example Sentences

Aruba lies in the southernmost part of the Caribbean, off the Venezuelan coast and west of Curaçao.

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Orchilla, a small island in the Caribbean, north of Venezuela and 200 miles east of Curaçao.

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Schooners from Curaçao have, in the past, carried a great deal of the Colombian coffee to Curaçao.

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To-night a steamer entered from the westward, the Curaçao, long expected.

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The Duke drank curaçao and potass water, and Mr. Barker drank champagne, while Claudius smoked innumerable cigarettes.

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