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Curaçao
[ koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-; koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor- ]
noun
- the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). : Willemstad.
- (lowercase) Also cu·ra·çao [] a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.
Curaçao
/ ˌkjʊərəˈsəʊ /
noun
- 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)
- an orange-flavoured liqueur originally made there
Example Sentences
The places they came from—the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Curaçao—were distinct but also kindred.
The others were laughing, sprawling in their chairs, and sipping curacao and taking a sandwich or a cigarette.
And so it comes to this: We desire to make for the Dutch settlement of Curacao as straightly as possible.
He started on curacao, which I reckoned was a new drink to him, and presently his tongue ran freely.
Lashings of stuff we put up: port wine and sherry and curacao to which we did ample justice.
Well, Isaac had a brother, Ezekiel by name, who carried on business in Curacao; you may have heard of him too.
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