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 an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there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

The tanker, which is under U.S. sanctions for previously transporting Tehran’s oil, changed its route again toward South America on Wednesday, giving Curaçao as its destination.

From The Wall Street Journal

Curacao, with a population of fewer than 200,000 people, is the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup, but they should not be underestimated.

From Los Angeles Times

Machado’s odyssey took almost three days: She traveled by land from a suburb of Caracas to a fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, and then by boat to the Dutch island of Curaçao—a sea journey that took roughly 12 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

Machado left Curaçao on the jet on Wednesday at 6:42 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

María Corina Machado left Venezuela on a fishing boat for Curaçao on Tuesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal