Nassau

Nas·sau  (nsô)

1. also (näsou) A region and former duchy of central Germany north and east of the Main and Rhine rivers. The region became a duchy in 1806 and was absorbed by Prussia in 1866.

2. The capital and largest city of the Bahamas, on the northeast coast of New Providence Island in the Atlantic Ocean east of Miami, Florida. Settled in the 17th century, it was a haven for pirates in the 18th century. Population: 210,000.

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Nassau

n

1. (Placename (German)) 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; formerly (1949-90) part of West Germany

2. (Placename) the capital and chief port of the Bahamas, on the NE coast of New Providence Island: resort. Pop.: 214 000 (1999 est.)

Thesaurus

Noun

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Nassau - the capital of the Bahamas           capital of the Bahamas Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas - island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort

Translations

Nassau [ˈnæsɔː] N → Nassau m

Nassau [ˈnæsɔː] n (in the Bahamas) → Nassau

Nassau [ˈnæsaʊ] n → Nassau f