New Providence

American  

noun

1. an island in the N Bahamas. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).

2. a borough in NE New Jersey.

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New Providence British  

noun

1. an island in the Atlantic, in the Bahamas. Chief town: Nassau. Pop: 210 832 (2000). Area: 150 sq km (58 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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

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

“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

Before his great enterprise of the Tehuantepec ship railroad had been completed, he died at Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands, March 8, 1887, after a brief illness, of pneumonia, at the age of sixty-seven.

From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.