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Aruba in British English
(əˈruːbə, Dutch ɑˈryːbaː)
noun
an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, formerly a part of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution in 2010, now a constituent country of the Netherlands. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)
Aruba in American English
(əˈrubə)
self-governing island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, under theprotection of the Netherlands: formerly (until 1986) part of the Netherlands Antilles: 75 sqmi (194 sq km); pop. 69,000
Derived forms
Aruban (Aˈruban) adjective, noun
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