Nassau
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Placenames
Germany- Nassau, GermanyNassau, GermanyNassau is a town located in the German Land of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Lahn River valley between the cities of Bad Ems and Limburg an der Lahn. Nassau is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Nassau. The town is on the German-Dutch holiday road, the Orange Route...
, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate founded in AD 915, after which all the following (except the village in Saxony) are named, directly or indirectly - Nassau Castle, ancestral seat of the House of NassauHouse of NassauThe House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled Count of Nassau, then elevated to the princely class as...
- Nassau (state)Nassau (state)Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire and later in the German Confederation. Its ruling dynasty, now extinct in male line, was the House of Nassau.-Origins:...
, German state within the Holy Roman Empire - Hesse-Nassau, Prussian province formed by annexation of the Duchy of Nassau
- Nassau, SaxonyNassau, SaxonyNassau is a small village near Dresden, the capital city of the Free State of Saxony, and located in the Ore Mountains. It is part of the municipality Frauenstein. In the church of Nassau exist one of the last organs built by Gottfried Silbermann....
, a village in the Ore Mountains
Bahamas
- Nassau, BahamasNassau, BahamasNassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
- Nassau District, renamed Home DistrictHome DistrictThe Home District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Nassau District until 1792, it was composed of the areas along western Lake Ontario and...
, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 - Nassau Street (Winnipeg)Nassau Street (Winnipeg)Nassau Street is a street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the Fort Rouge neighborhood. The street is home to a prominent address 55 Nassau which is currently the tallest residential building in Winnipeg....
, Manitoba
Cook Islands
- Nassau (Cook Islands)Nassau (Cook Islands)Nassau is an island in the Cook Islands.Located 90 km south of Pukapuka, the small island of Nassau is just 9 metres above sea level, with an oval sandy cay on a coral reef foundation and is surrounded by a narrow reef flat. It is covered with palms, and is the only island of the Northern...
: one of the Northern Cook Islands
Indonesia
- Sudirman RangeSudirman RangeThe Sudirman Range or Dugunduguoo or Nassau Range is a mountain range in Papua province, Indonesia.Located at , it comprises a western portion of the Maoke Mountains. The highest peak in Oceania and Australasia, Puncak Jaya , is located here, as well as the large Grasberg copper and gold mine,...
, aka Nassau Range: one of the names of the highest mountain range in Indonesia - Nassau, North Sumatra, a subdistrict in Toba Samosir RegencyToba Samosir RegencyToba Samosir Regency is a regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige. The regency covers an area of 3124.40 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census it had a population of 304,015 .-Orchid Paradise:...
, North SumatraNorth SumatraNorth Sumatra is a province of Indonesia on the Sumatra island. Its capital is Medan. It is the most populous Indonesian province outside of Java. It is slightly larger than Sri Lanka in area.- Geography and population :...
Ireland
- Nassau Street (Dublin)
Netherlands
- Baarle-NassauBaarle-NassauBaarle-Nassau is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, located in North Brabant province. As of 2007 its population was of 6,668.-The border with Baarle-Hertog:...
, a town in the southern Netherlands
United States
- Nassau, DelawareNassau, DelawareNassau is an unincorporated community in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It lies just off Delaware Route 1 northeast of the town of Georgetown, the county seat of Sussex County. Its elevation is 26 feet...
- Nassau, MinnesotaNassau, MinnesotaNassau is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 72 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles , all of it land....
- Nassau (town), New YorkNassau (town), New YorkNassau is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.The Town of Nassau is at the southern border of the county.- History :The region was first settled around 1760....
- Nassau (village), New YorkNassau (village), New YorkNassau is a village located in the Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 1,161 at the 2000 census.The Village of Nassau is in the south part of the county in the Town of Nassau...
- East Nassau, New YorkEast Nassau, New YorkEast Nassau is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 census.The Village of East Nassau is in the east part of the town of Nassau along the Town of Stephentown border by Routes 20 and 66....
- Nassau (village), New York
- Nassau Bay, TexasNassau Bay, TexasNassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. The population was 4,170 at the 2000 census...
- Nassau County, FloridaNassau County, FloridaNassau County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 57,663. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county was 69,835. Its county seat is Fernandina Beach, Florida....
- Nassau County, New YorkNassau County, New YorkNassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
- Nassau FjordNassau FjordNassau Fjord or Nassau Fiord is a four mile long inlet in Alaska branching off from Prince William Sound.Nassau Fjord is glacially carved and also home to the famous tidewater Chenega Glacier which shares a two mile long calving face with the Fjord...
, a fjord in Prince William Sound, Alaska - Nassau Street (Princeton)Nassau Street (Princeton)Nassau Street is the main downtown thoroughfare of Princeton, New Jersey. As such, of all the streets in Princeton, Nassau Street is the one most often full of automobile and pedestrian traffic. It is the southernmost portion of Route 27 and ends at U.S. Route 206. The main gates of Princeton...
, New Jersey - Nassau Street (Manhattan)Nassau Street (Manhattan)Nassau Street is a street in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan, located near Pace University and New York City Hall. It starts at Wall Street and runs north to Frankfort Street at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, lying one block east of Broadway and east of Park Row...
, New York - Nassau Village-Ratliff, FloridaNassau Village-Ratliff, FloridaNassau Village-Ratliff is a census-designated place in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America. The population was 4,667 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nassau Village-Ratliff is located at ....
House of Nassau
Of the House of Orange-NassauHouse of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
, royal dynasty of the Netherlands:
- Adolf of Nassau (disambiguation)
- John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, who became the titular Prince of Orange in 1702
- Louis of NassauLouis of NassauLouis of Nassau was the third son of William, Count of Nassau and Juliana of Stolberg, and the younger brother of Prince William of Orange Nassau....
(1538 – 1574), third son of William, Count of Nassau, and Juliana of Stolberg - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of OrangeMaurice of Nassau, Prince of OrangeMaurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange was sovereign Prince of Orange from 1618, on the death of his eldest half brother, Philip William, Prince of Orange,...
(1567 – 1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony - Sofia of NassauSofia of NassauSophia of Nassau was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway...
- William I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....
(Willem of Nassau) - William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of RochfordWilliam Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of RochfordWilliam Henry Nassau, 4th Earl of Rochford, PC, KG was a British courtier, diplomat and statesman of Anglo-Dutch descent. He occupied senior ambassadorial posts at Madrid and Paris, and served as Secretary of State in both the Northern and Southern Departments...
Of the branch of Nassau-Weilburg, ultimately the grand ducal dynasty of Luxembourg
- Adolf of Germany, usually known as Adolf of Nassau
- Adolphe, Grand Duke of LuxembourgAdolphe, Grand Duke of LuxembourgAdolphe I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Biography:...
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgCharlotte, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgCharlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was the reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.-Early life and life as Grand Duchess:...
- Henri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...
- Jean, Grand Duke of LuxembourgJean, Grand Duke of LuxembourgGrand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...
- Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Wilhelm Alexander von Nassau)
Battles
- Battle of Nassau (1720)Battle of Nassau (1720)The Raid on Nassau took place in February 1720 when a Spanish force attempted to assault the British settlement of Nassau during the War of the Quadruple Alliance....
, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance - Battle of NassauBattle of NassauThe Battle of Nassau was a naval action and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas during the American Revolutionary War...
, during the American War of Independence
Ships
- USS Nassau (CVE-16)USS Nassau (CVE-16)The USS Nassau was laid down 27 November 1941 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington, as M.C. Hull No. 234; launched 4 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. G. H...
, a United States Navy escort aircraft carrier - USS Nassau (LHA-4)USS Nassau (LHA-4)USS Nassau was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. She was capable of transporting more than 3,000 US United States Navy and United States Marine Corps personnel. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, laid the ship's keel on August 13, 1973, she was commissioned on July 28, 1979...
, a United States Navy amphibious assault ship - SMS NassauSMS NassauSMS Nassau"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the first dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial German Navy, a response to the launching of the British battleship HMS Dreadnought in 1906...
, a German battleship - Nassau (steamboat), a steamboat placed in operation by Robert Fulton between Manhattan and Brooklyn in the U.S. state of New York in 1814
Other uses
- Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau, a church in Germany
- Fort NassauFort NassauThe name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the House of Orange-Nassau...
, name of several forts built by the Dutch in the 17th century - Nassau AgreementNassau agreementThe Nassau Agreement, concluded on 22 December 1962, was a treaty negotiated between President John F. Kennedy for the United States and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for the United Kingdom...
, a treaty between the USA and the UK trading missiles for rights to lease a nuclear submarine base - Nassau (album)Nassau (album)-Track listing:# "Nature Boy" – 5:03# "Parasol" – 5:30# "A Man Who Never Sees a Pretty Girl That He Doesn't Love Her a Little" – 3:02# "The World Is Against You" – 3:12# "Lamonts Lament" – 3:55# "Soft and Sleep" – 3:43# "The Cantina" – 4:48...
, a 1995 album by The Sea and Cake - Nassau (bet)Nassau (bet)The Nassau bet gets its name from the Nassau Country Club on Long Island, where the format was invented in the early 1900s by club captain John B. Coles Tappan. The game also is known as "2-2-2", and "Best Nines."...
, a type of bet between golfers that is essentially three separate bets. Money is wagered on the best score in the front 9, back 9, and total 18 holes. - Nassau Coliseum, an arena in Uniondale, New York, USA
- Nassau Community CollegeNassau Community CollegeNassau Community College is a two-year college. It is located in East Garden City, New York, USA. The school is in Nassau County on Long Island. NCC maintains a nationwide reputation for academic excellence and ease of transferability to four-year institutions.- History :Created as part of the...
, a two-year college in Nassau County, New York, USA - Nassau (cookie), a chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookie from Pepperidge FarmPepperidge FarmPepperidge Farm is a commercial bakery in the U.S. founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand after her family's property in Fairfield, Connecticut, which in turn was named for the pepperidge tree, Nyssa sylvatica. Since 1961, the company has been owned by the Campbell Soup Company...
- Nassau grouperNassau grouperThe Nassau grouper is one of the large number of Perciform fish in the family Serranidae that are commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies but has been endangered by overfishing.The Nassau grouper is a U.S. National Marine...
, an endangered species of fish - Nassau HallNassau HallNassau Hall is the oldest building at Princeton University in the borough of Princeton, New Jersey . At the time it was built in 1754, Nassau Hall was the largest building in colonial New Jersey. Designed originally by Robert Smith, the building was subsequently remodeled by notable American...
, the oldest building at Princeton University, and a meeting place for the USA's Second Continental Congress - Nassau StakesNassau StakesThe Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:The title of...
, a horse race in the United Kingdom - Nassau Stakes (Canada)Nassau Stakes (Canada)The Nassau Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade II event raced in early June, it is open to horses aged three and older and run over a distance of one mile on turf...
, a horse race in Canada - Nassau (Staten Island Railway station)Nassau (Staten Island Railway station)Nassau is a Staten Island Railway station located roughly between the neighborhoods of Tottenville and Charleston , in Staten Island, New York. In the St. George bound direction it is located at Bethel Avenue and Saint Andrews Place. In the Tottenville bound direction it is at the end of Nassau...
, a station in the United States - Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumThe Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island...
, an ice hockey arena in Uniondale, New York, USA - Nassau Weekly, a student newspaper of Princeton University