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

Wolfram says his family splurges on a cabana so they have a base for the day and don’t have to navigate Nassau with a big group, including his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Win Thin, at Bank of Nassau 1982 Ltd, said: "Foreign exchange typically is the leader in terms of showing market discomfort with a country's policies and economic outlook, so this dollar weakness bears watching."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

I got back on the Cross Island Parkway, drove it north and south, crossed freely into Nassau and back into Queens.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

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 • Dec. 13, 2025

At a meeting of the British Commonwealth in Nassau in October 1985, the leaders could not reach agreement on whether to participate in international sanctions against South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela