Nassau

American  

[nas-aw, nah-sou] / 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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Example Sentences

This could especially be an issue in markets like northern New Jersey and Nassau County, N.Y., on Long Island, where the supply of homes is already tight.

From The Wall Street Journal

The final punch came when 70-year-old Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive on Long Island, announced his run for the GOP nomination for Governor this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Nestler traces his interest in science back to an unusual home laboratory in the basement of his family's house in Nassau County, Long Island.

From Science Daily

Two of the most exposed companies are Security Benefit Life Insurance, which is owned by Todd Boehly’s investment firm Eldridge, and Delaware Life Insurance, a subsidiary of private-equity-owned Nassau Financial Group, according to the research.

From The Wall Street Journal

While flooding has disrupted parts of the archipelago, the ministry of tourism said the majority of the country - including Nassau, Freeport, Eleuthera and the Abacos - remained largely unaffected and open to visitors.

From BBC