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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

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

The islands of Anguilla, Saba and St. Eustatius are also under a tropical storm warning.

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2017

As soon as war was declared with the Dutch, orders were sent to Rodney, who returned from America to the Antilles at the end of 1780, to capture St. Eustatius.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

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