Netherlands West Indies
Britishplural noun
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Last week as Allied troops moved in to The Netherlands West Indies to guard the Aruba and Curasao oil refineries, South America became very quisling-conscious.
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They moved on to Curasao, in the Netherlands West Indies, set Up headquarters there.
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Lapidus followed his Florida successes with the 176-room Arawak Hotel in Jamaica and the 150-room Aruba Caribbean-Casino in the Netherlands West Indies.
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What were Italian ships doing picking up Allied oil in The Netherlands West Indies?
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Bulgaria, which drew Russia in a first-round soccer match, complained bitterly when a soccer "unknown," The Netherlands West Indies, drew a first-round bye.*
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