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Aruban

Aruban

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About Aruba, its people, or its culture
  • adjective
  • /əˈruːbən/
: arubeño
  • COMEXA agreed to try this new method for the first time, and the Aruban government officially asked the U.S. government for assistance.
  • Aruban authorities
  • Aruban police
  • Aruban government

Examples

  • He's a special adviser to the Aruban government.

    Blog text (2)

  • Steve Cohen, Special Adviser to Aruban Government:

    Blog text (2)

  • "Then we stayed in contact with Aruban veterinary teams to monitor the pattern of positive screwworm cases and to identify additional areas for ground release as needed," Phillips says.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Gardner vanished in the same Aruban town where Natalee Holloway went missing in May 2005.

    Blog text (34)

  • Joran Van der Sloot and Deepak and Satish Kalpoe still have not answered the Aruban police and prosecutors again.

    Blog text (2)

  • The Aruban culture is known for its vibrant music and dance traditions.

  • Many Aruban people are proud of their unique heritage and community spirit.

  • Tourists often enjoy the warm hospitality of the Aruban locals during their visit.

Surface Forms

Aruban positive

Morphology

Aruban = Aruba (transparent) = Aruba + an

A regular demonym formed by the productive suffix '-an' attached to the place name 'Aruba', so the adjective meaning relates directly to Aruba.

Etymology

Aruban comes from the island name Aruba plus the ending -an, which means 'from' or 'relating to', like in American. So Aruban describes something that is 'from Aruba' or 'about Aruba'.