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
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The following day, we boarded buses to New Providence, population 247.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
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
In the Bahamas, Ms. Ellison lived in the five-bedroom penthouse of Albany, a luxury resort on the island of New Providence.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
“The body of the deceased is expected to be flown to New Providence where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death,” police said in a statement.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
This Tortuga was to the refugee hunters of the savannahs what New Providence became to the pirates, and the Galapagos islands to the South Sea adventurers of half a century later.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
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