Aruba

American  

[ah-roo-bah] / ɑˈru bɑ /

noun

1. an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).

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Aruba British  

/ əˈruːbə, ɑˈryːbaː /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, off the NW coast of Venezuela, a dependency of the Netherlands with special status; part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986. Chief town: Oranjestad. Pop: 109 153 (2013 est). Area: about 181 sq km (70 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

More than half of flights leaving Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba have been canceled, according to FlightAware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Mr Stern said that Grey Bull had been building up a presence in the Caribbean, including inside Venezuela and the neighbouring island of Aruba, for months to get ready for potential operations in Venezuela.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Although Curacao’s schedule has traditionally been chock-full of soft opponents such as Aruba, Saint Lucia and Grenada, Curacao also thumped World Cup qualifier Haiti 5-1 and tied Canada in the last seven months.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Instead, upper management sent a talking head who gave a two-hour motivational speech outlining the seven new corporate principles that the company’s executives cooked up during their recent weeklong “retreat” in Aruba.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

I knew it sounded like Aruba but I didn’t think that was right.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia