Nantucket.
A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.
Meaning & usage
A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.
A census-designated place in the north-middle part of Nantucket in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, comprising about 12% of the land area of the island.
Ellipsis of Nantucket County, a combined town and county that includes the island of Nantucket, along with Tuckernuck and Muskeget.
Where this word comes from
From Massachusett Natocke, Nantican, Nautican, roughly translating as "in the middle of waters".
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