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Places

Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. ...

, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence

Canada

*Nassau District, renamed

Home District The Home District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. It was abolished with the adoption of the county ...

, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 * Nassau Street (Winnipeg), Manitoba *Nassau Street,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

Cook Islands

* Nassau (Cook Islands), one of the Northern Cook Islands

Germany

Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate Nassau ( , also , , ) is a town located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the valley of the river Lahn between the towns of Bad Ems and Limburg an der Lahn. Nassau was the seat of the former Verbandsgemeinde Nassau, and ...

, a town founded in AD 915 *

Nassau (region) Nassau ( , also , , ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in today's Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in western Germany. Named for the town of Nassau, it includes the territory of the Duchy of Nassau, a former sovereign count ...

, the broader geographical and historical region comprising the former independent country Nassau * Nassau (Verbandsgemeinde), an administrative district including the town of Nassau and its surrounding areas * County of Nassau, a German state within the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, or one of its many successor counties * Duchy of Nassau, an independent German state between 1806 and 1866 and the ultimate successor of the medieval county *

Hesse-Nassau The Province of Hesse-Nassau () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868 to 1918, then a province of the Free State of Prussia until 1944. Hesse-Nassau was created as a consequence of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 by combining the ...

, a Prussian province formed following their annexation of the Duchy of Nassau (along with other territories) *

Province of Nassau The Province of Nassau () was a province of Prussia from 1944 to 1945. Although all German states (including Prussia) had been ''de facto'' dissolved since 1933, the Nazi government formally partitioned the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau i ...

, a short-lived province of Nazi Germany (1944–1945) created from the formal division of Hesse-Nassau * Nassau Castle, the ancestral seat of the House of Nassau *

Nassau Nature Park The Nassau Nature Park (german: Naturpark Nassau) is a nature park in the southwestern Westerwald and the northwestern Taunus area of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, located within the historical state of Nassau and including the town ...

, a major nature park in Germany located within the historical state of Nassau * Nassau, Saxony, a village in the Ore Mountains

Hong Kong

*Nassau Street, Lai Chi Kok,

Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and ...

Indonesia

*Nassau, a subdistrict in

Toba Samosir Regency Toba Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige. The regency covers an area of 2,021.8 square kilometres; it had a population of 173,129 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 206,199 at the 2020 Cen ...

, North Sumatra *Nassau Range, alternate name of the Sudirman Range in Indonesia

Ireland

* Nassau Street, Dublin

Jamaica

* Nassau Valley

Netherlands

Baarle-Nassau Baarle-Nassau () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. It had a population of in . The town is the site of a complicated borderline between Belgium and the Netherlands, with 22 small ...

, a town in the southern Netherlands

Taiwan

* historic name for

Taitung City Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of th ...

United States

* Nassau, Delaware *

Nassau County, Florida Nassau County is the northeasternmost county of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 90,352. The county seat and the largest incorporated city is Fernandina Beach. Nassau County i ...

* Nassau Village-Ratliff, Florida * Nassau, Minnesota * Nassau, New York (disambiguation) * East Nassau, New York * Nassau (town), New York, in Rensselaer County *

Nassau (village), New York Nassau is a village located in the Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census. The Village of Nassau is in the southern part of the county in the Town of Nassau, with a small west ...

Nassau County, New York Nassau County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 U.S. census, Nassau County's population is 1,395,774. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is Hempstead. Nassau County is situated on western Long Isla ...

, on Long Island *

Nassau Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th- ...

, former name of Long Island * Nassau Lake in Rensselaer County * Nassau Lake, New York, corresponding census-designated place *

Nassau Street (Manhattan) Nassau Street is in the Financial District, within the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Its southern end is at the intersection with Broad Street and Wall Street, and its northern end is at Spruce Street, at Pace University near the f ...

, New York City * Nassau Street (Princeton, New Jersey) *

Nassau Bay, Texas Nassau 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 ...

People

Nobles

House of Nassau The 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 ...

, a European aristocratic dynasty *

House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau ( Dutch: ''Huis van Oranje-Nassau'', ) is the current reigning house of the Netherlands. A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherland ...

, a noble dynasty from the Netherlands * Louis of Nassau (1538–1574), Dutch general * Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), Dutch stadtholder * Sophia of Nassau (1836–1913), Queen consort of Sweden and Norway *

William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, KG, PC (17 September 1717 O.S. – 29 September 1781) was a British courtier, diplomat and statesman of Anglo-Dutch descent. He occupied senior ambassadorial posts at Madrid and Paris, ...

(1717–1781), British courtier, diplomat, and statesman * House of Nassau-Siegen *

John Maurice of Nassau John Maurice of Nassau ( Dutch: ''Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen''; German: ''Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen''; Portuguese: ''João Maurício de Nassau-Siegen''; 17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679), called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period a ...

(1604–1679), Dutch colonial governor *

House of Nassau-Weilburg The House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County of Nassau, which was a state in what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806. On 17 July 1806, upon the dissolution of ...

, a noble dynasty from Germany, monarchs of Luxembourg * Adolf of Nassau (disambiguation) * Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg (disambiguation) * Maria of Nassau (disambiguation) *

William of Nassau (disambiguation) William of Nassau may refer to: * William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1487–1559), William the Rich * William the Silent, count of Nassau (1533–1584); later Willem of Orange ** Alternative title for Het Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem (name ...

Surname

* Charles William Nassau (1804–1878), Presbyterian minister, president of Lafayette College

People with the given name

* Nassau William Senior (1790–1864), English lawyer and economist

Ships

*, a UK Royal Navy name for many ships * HNLMS ''Johan Maurits van Nassau'', ships of the Netherlands navy * MV ''Queen of Nassau'', name of HMCS ''Canada'' after exiting government service * ''Nassau''-class battleship, an Imperial German battleship class * SMS ''Nassau'', a 1908 German battleship * SS ''Nassau'', a steam turbine-driven twin-screw passenger-and-cargo ocean liner, launched in 1928 *, a U.S. Navy ship name for multiple ships * ''Nassau'' (steamboat), the first steam ferry, built by

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steambo ...

Other uses

* ''Nassau'' (album), a 1995 album by The Sea and Cake *

Nassau (bet) The Nassau is a type of wager in golf that is essentially three separate bets. Money is wagered on the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes. The Nassau is one of golf's most classic and ...

, a type of bet between golfers * Nassau (Staten Island Railway station), United States *

Nassau Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of ...

, an arena in Uniondale, New York, United States * Nassau Fjord, in Prince William Sound, Alaska * Nassau grouper, an endangered species of fish * Nassau Hall, Princeton University, New Jersey, United States *

Nassau Light Railway The Nassau Light Railway (''Nassauische Kleinbahn AG'') was a narrow gauge railway in Nassau, Germany, connecting the Lahn, Aar and Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 ...

, a German railway company * ''

Nassauische Neue Presse ''Nassauische Neue Presse'' (''Nassau New Press'') is a newspaper in the Nassau region in western Germany, covering the area of the historical state of Nassau. It has a circulation of over 20,000, and was founded in 1948. It is owned by Frankfurter ...

'', a German newspaper in the Nassau area *

Nassau (crater) Nassau is a lunar impact crater on the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one ...

, a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon *

Nassau Club The Nassau Club of Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1889 by, among others, Woodrow Wilson as a town-and-gown club to bring the townspeople and the University faculty together, is now a private social club. It moved into its current location in 1 ...

, a private club in Princeton, New Jersey, founded by Woodrow Wilson