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St. Eustatius

American  
[yoo-stey-shee-uhs, -shuhs] / juˈsteɪ ʃi əs, -ʃəs /

noun

  1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the E West Indies. 7 sq. mi. (18 sq. km).


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The show duly discusses Statian women, notes that not all colonial-era Jews were Patriots, and reveals that, as of 1781, Jews on St. Eustatius held 86 enslaved Africans as property.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

The three Dutch Caribbean islands that chose to remain as closer “municipalities” within the Netherlands — Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — are not being targeted.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2021

International travelers to St. Kitts and Nevis must stay at certain hotels, and St. Eustatius requires visitors to register their reason for traveling before giving approval.

From Washington Times Mar. 2, 2021

In the neighboring island of St. Eustatius, U.S.-based NuStar Energy plans to have its 13-million-barrel Statia oil terminal fully reopened by mid-October, the firm said last week.

From Reuters Oct. 3, 2017

Meanwhile between 1632 and 1634 the Dutch had established trading stations on St. Eustatius in the north, and on Tobago and Curaçao in the south near the Spanish mainland.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry

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