Nassau

American  

[nas-aw, nah-sau] / ˈnæs ɔ, ˈnɑ saʊ /

noun

1. a seaport on New Providence Island: capital of the Bahamas; seaside resort.

2. a district in central Germany: formerly a duchy, now a part of Hesse.

3. a member of a European royal family that ruled chiefly in Germany and the Netherlands until the 19th century.

4. Golf. an eighteen-hole match in which one point each is awarded to the players having the lowest score for the first nine holes, for the second nine holes, and for the entire round.

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Nassau British  

noun

1. a region of W central Germany: formerly a duchy (1816–66), from which a branch of the House of Orange arose (represented by the present rulers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg); annexed to the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau in 1866; corresponds to present-day W Hesse and NE Rhineland-Palatinate states

2. the capital and chief port of the Bahamas, on the NE coast of New Providence Island: resort. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)

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Nassau

Located just off the coast of Nassau, the approximately 15-acre island reportedly cost the comedian and actor $15 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis told reporters a plane had earlier routed back to Nassau when the pilot reported an issue.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Prices in Long Island’s Nassau County rose 7.6% on average in the first quarter.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Wolfram says his family splurges on a cabana so they have a base for the day and don’t have to navigate Nassau with a big group, including his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Fortification plan of Coevorden in the Netherlands, as laid out in the early seventeenth century by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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