Saint Eustatius

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Saint Eu·sta·ti·us

(yo͝o-stā′shəs, -shē-əs)
An island territory of the Netherlands in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies northwest of St. Kitts. Settled originally by the French, it passed to the Dutch in 1632. During the 1700s, the island was a favorite haunt of pirates and smugglers.
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Noun1.Saint Eustatius - an island in the Netherlands Antilles
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Netherlands Antilles - a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands
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Written in Dutch, this color illustrated coffee table book and reference offers a detailed history of the cartography and mapping of the Netherlands Antilles, which includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Eustatius, and Saint Martin.
Kaarten van de Nederlandse Antillen: Curaao, Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius en Sint Maarten tot 1900
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