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Nassau

/ˈnæsɔː/

Nassau proper noun: a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Proper noun

Nassau

  1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  2. The capital city of the Bahamas.
    1. (metonymically) The Bahamian government.
  3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  4. A minor city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  5. A town and village therein, in Rensselaer County, New York.

Noun

Nassau (plural Nassaus)

  1. A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes.

Nassau meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Thai

Nassau in Hindi

capital of the Bahamas
नासाओ nāsāo

Nassau in Marathi

capital of the Bahamas
नॅसॉ nĕsŏ

Nassau in Arabic

capital of the Bahamas
نَاسَاو nasāw

Nassau in Thai

capital of the Bahamas
นัสซอ
More languagesFewer languages
Nassau in Vietnamese
Na-xao

Forms of Nassau

pluralNassaus

Origin of Nassau

Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.

Words formed from Nassau

Phrases with Nassau

Questions about Nassau

What does Nassau mean?
Nassau means a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
What is Nassau in Hindi?
Nassau in Hindi is नासाओ (nāsāo). See Nassau meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nassau?
Nassau can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nassau?
Nassau is pronounced /ˈnæsɔː/.

Words near Nassau in the dictionary

  1. Nass
  2. Nassar
  3. nassariid
  4. nassariids
  5. Nassars
  6. Nassau
  7. Nassau County
  8. Nassau grouper
  9. Nassau groupers
  10. Nassaus
  11. nasse

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