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Aruba

Aruba

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An island in the Caribbean Sea that belongs to the Netherlands and is popular with tourists
  • proper noun
  • /əˈruːbə/
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  • Last summer, I spent a week relaxing on the beaches of Aruba.
  • Aruba refinery

Jay Ashby and he said, listen, I've got this big band that I'm going to go play in down in Aruba.

Examples

  • Aruba is no fun if you can't go to the beach and stay up late in the casinos.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • You, me, Aruba, my boat, this weekend, what do you say?

    Bad Teacher (2011)

  • There goes my trip to Aruba.

    Conviction (2010)

  • I know I'll be bringing it along when I head to Aruba next month.

    Blog text (23)

  • Perhaps I'll go to Aruba.

    Bewitched (2005)

  • Here is our holiday photo from last year that we took on our Thanksgiving Aruba trip.

    Blog text (2)

  • I'm taking you to Aruba.

    Mayhem Park (2018)

  • Why don't we just take the money and go to Aruba?

    The Prototype (2022)

  • Same group of people who regularly go to Aruba but haven't otherwise been outside of Massachusetts.

    Blog text (5)

  • Many tourists flock to Aruba each year for its beautiful resorts.

Surface Forms

Aruba main

Etymology

The word Aruba probably comes from the language of the island's first people, the Arawak. One idea is the phrase Ora Oubao, meaning 'shell island', which fits its many sandy beaches. Another folk story points to Spanish oro hubo 'there was gold' as an easy memory trick, but either way Aruba is the name of this sunny Caribbean island.