Nassau
New Providence's main city
Nassau is the capital city of the Bahamas, located on New Providence Island.
It serves as the country's commercial and tourism center, known for its cruise ship port and colonial British architecture.
The name also designates a county on Long Island, New York, and appears in various European place names and noble titles derived from the House of Nassau, a German dynasty.
Tropical Atlantic region
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- divingEntering water deliberately
snorkeling · paradise · island · tropical · conch · resorts · marina · sailing
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- Bay StreetToronto financial district
- independenceFreedom from external control
Bahamian · prime minister · governor-general · Commonwealth · constitution · downtown · colonial administration
Docking place for ships
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- excursionBrief recreational trip
- dockingConnecting to a port
- tenderSoft or sore
shore leave · day trip · itinerary · passenger · terminal · duty-free · disembark · gangway
Of occupied territories
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
slavery · British · Arawak · privateers · buccaneers · wrecking · blockade running · emancipation
NYC's suburban peninsula
Dutch-born English sovereign
- DutchOf the Netherlands
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- WilhelminaFemale Germanic royal name
Juliana · Beatrix · Willem-Alexander · Netherlands · royal · hereditary · principality · Luxembourg
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
diving · snorkeling · paradise · island · tropical · conch · resorts · marina · sailing · fish fry
government
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- Bay StreetToronto financial district
independence · Bahamian · prime minister · governor-general · Commonwealth · constitution · downtown · colonial administration
port
Docking place for ships
tender · shore leave · day trip · itinerary · passenger · terminal · duty-free · disembark · gangway · deck
colonial
Of occupied territories
- piratesMaritime thieves and raiders
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
plantation · slavery · British · Arawak · privateers · buccaneers · wrecking · blockade running · emancipation · Royal Navy
Long Island
NYC's suburban peninsula
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- HempsteadVillage in Nassau County
- LevittownPlanned suburban community, postwar
Freeport · Roslyn · Woodbury · Baldwin · commuter · LIRR · North Shore
William of Orange
Dutch-born English sovereign
Wilhelmina · Juliana · Beatrix · Willem-Alexander · Netherlands · royal · hereditary · principality · Luxembourg
- Atlantic portsAmsterdam, Antwerp, Baltimore, Boston, Bristol
- cruise portsCozumel, San Juan, St. Thomas, Key West, Grand Cayman
- Resort TownsVail, Breckenridge, Park City, Cancun, Key West
- Pirate LocationsTreasure Island, Skull Island, Hispaniola
- BahamasBahamas, Bahamian, Paradise Island, San Salvador, Out Islands
- Caribbean PlacesBridgetown, Kingston, San Juan, Havana, Port-au-Prince
NassauMoscow
Russia's capital city
Beijing · Brasília · Washington D.C. · London
- Maurice of NassauDutch military reformer, stadtholder