Aruba

American

[ah-roo-bah] / ɑˈru bɑ /

noun

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

Aruba British

/ əˈruːbə, ɑˈryːbaː /

noun

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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There's a big difference between Aruba and southern Scotland in many ways but she said there was, nonetheless, "something poetic" about their connection.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

That is because they remain part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with neighbours Aruba and Sint Maarten.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

More than half of flights leaving Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba have been canceled, according to FlightAware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

In early January, 2018, American Airlines put out a call for a pilot who could take a maintenance team down to Aruba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I remember that on that moonless night in February 1942, they attacked the big Lago oil refinery on Aruba, the sister island west of us.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

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