Nassau
pronunciation
How to pronounce Nassau in British English:
UK [ˈnæsɔ:]
How to pronounce Nassau in American English:
US [ˈnæsˌɔ]
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- Noun:
- the capital of the Bahamas
Word Origin
- Nassau
- capital of the Bahamas, from a site name attested from 1690s, in honor of King William III of England (1650-1702), of the House of Orange-Nassau, from the duchy of Nassau in western Germany, named for a village in the Lahn valley, from Old High German nass "wet." Related: Nassauvian.
Example
- 1. The chinese are also spending tens of millions of dollars to improve nassau 's international airport as well as to upgrade their own diplomatic facilities .
- 2. He is due in court in nassau on tuesday .
- 3. In september , baha mar , a resort company with its headquarters in nassau , announced that it was strengthening relations with its chinese partners by opening an office in hong kong .
- 4. But nassau county shows how easily responsible government can collapse in this country , now that one of our major parties believes in budget magic .
- 5. Atlantis , a mega-resort in the bahamas , laid off 800 staff in november , while flights to nassau , the capital , have been cut by a quarter .