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Definition of Curaçao

1. Noun. A popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.

Definition of Curaçao

1. Proper noun. An island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of curaçao) ¹

3. Noun. A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Curaçao

1. a type of liqueur [n -S] - See also: liqueur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Curaçao

Literary usage of Curaçao

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of Simon Bolivar: President Liberator of the Republic of Colombia by H L V Ducoudray Holstein (1829)
"Conduct of the Dutch Government in the Island of Curacao against the Republic of Colombia and the Spaniards—Of the expedition ..."

2. Calendar of Historical Manuscripts in the Office of the Secretary of State by New York (State). Secretary's Office, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan (1865)
"Five propositions to the " Heeren Landen " of the island of Curacao, and the resolutions thereupon, t March 10. Resolution. On the application of sundry ..."

3. Romantic Escapes in the Caribbean: Lovetripper Guide by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2001)
"Gura^ao J ust the name Curacao - derived from the Portuguese word for the heart - speaks of romance. Add to that a historic capital city with tiny twinkling ..."

4. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1905)
"A Communication of the Curacao Society for History, Language and Ethnology in the Dutch West Indies about the Grave of Columbus. BY LC VAN PANHUYS. ..."

5. The Relations of the United States and Spain: The Spanish-American War by French Ensor Chadwick (1911)
"... penalty of placing the squadron in a position where it will be unable to move and will hence become an easy prey for the enemy—except to go to Curacao, ..."

6. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York by John Romeyn Brodhead, Berthold Fernow, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Legislature (1881)
"... Curacao and the islands thereof at Fort Amsterdam. LETTER FROM VICE-DIRECTOR LAMONTAGNE AT FORT ORANGE (ALBANY) то DIRECTOR STUYVESANT: REPORTING ..."

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