English Explanatory Dictionary

Nassau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  2. The capital city of the Bahamas.
noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæsɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nassau.wav

Word forms

Nassau Nassaus

Etymology

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

Derived words

Baarle-Nassau Nassau County Nassuvian
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