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Nassau en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnæsɔː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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Nassaus Number=Plur lexicographic

Nassau en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnæsɔː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

East Nassau · Nassuvian · Baarle-Nassau · Nassau County

Translations (34)

mt Nassaw (capital of the Bahamas) · ru На́ссо (capital of the Bahamas) · ar نَاسَاو (capital of the Bahamas) · hi नासाओ (capital of the Bahamas) · ast Nasáu (capital of the Bahamas) · pl Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · de Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · gl Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · pt Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · fr Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · mr नॅसॉ (capital of the Bahamas) · cmn 拿騷 /拿骚 (capital of the Bahamas) · uk На́ссау (capital of the Bahamas) · ka ნასაუ (capital of the Bahamas) · ko 나소 (capital of the Bahamas) · be На́саў (capital of the Bahamas) · da Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · it Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · ja ナッソー (capital of the Bahamas) · hy Նասաու (capital of the Bahamas) · nl Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · ru На́ссау (capital of the Bahamas) · bg Наса́у (capital of the Bahamas) · th นัสซอ (capital of the Bahamas) · el Νασσάου (capital of the Bahamas) · cs Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · vi Na-xao (capital of the Bahamas) · be На́сау (capital of the Bahamas) · km ណាស្សូ (capital of the Bahamas) · ru Насса́у (capital of the Bahamas) · hu Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · es Nasáu (capital of the Bahamas) · fi Nassau (capital of the Bahamas) · he נסאו (capital of the Bahamas)