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Curacao

[koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-; koor-uh-sou, -soh, kyoor-]

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noun

the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 159,072; 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.

Netherlands Antilles.

(lowercase) Also, cu·ra·çao

[kyoor-uh-soh, -soh-uh] . a cordial or liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange.

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Curacao

West Indian island, Curaçao, discovered 1499 by Alonso de Hojeda, who called it Isla de los Gigantes in reference to the stature of the natives. The modern name probably is a Europeanized version of some lost native word.

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