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Playa.

A nickname for a large town or city in the Caribbean Netherlands, specifically:

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A nickname for a large town or city in the Caribbean Netherlands, specifically: Oranjestad (the capital city of Aruba, Netherlands)

    Aruba · Caribbean · Netherlands · informal
  2. A nickname for a large town or city in the Caribbean Netherlands, specifically: Kralendijk (the capital city of Bonaire, Netherlands)

    Caribbean · Netherlands · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Papiamentu playa (“beach, town”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.