Nassau
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæsɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Nassau
- A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- The capital city of the Bahamas.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of the Bahamas
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Noun
Nassau (plural Nassaus)
- (golf, gambling) 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.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nassau n (indeclinable, related adjective nassauský)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Further reading
- “Nassau”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nassau, from German Nassau, from nass.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nassau n (indeclinable)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- Nassau in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nassau f
- Nassau (a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)
Proper noun
Nassau m (plural Nassau or Nassaus)
- any member of the House of Nassau