New Providence
Americannoun
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an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
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a borough in NE New Jersey.
noun
Example Sentences
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Albany is located on the opposite side of New Providence, the most populated island in the Bahamas and the location of Nassau.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023
Other high-end real estate purchases include three condominiums at One Cable Beach, a beachfront residence in New Providence.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2022
Kamon bought a $2.4-million mansion in New Providence, Bahamas, in October and had told Rokita that the island nation would grant him residence after such a purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022
He and his top lieutenants lived together in a penthouse in Albany, a 600-acre oceanside resort on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022
He cruised to the West Indies, captured New Providence, and sailed away with eighty-eight cannon, fifteen mortars, and a large quantity of stores.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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