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Nantucket.

A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.

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name/nænˈtʌkɪt/
  1. A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.

  2. 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.

  3. Ellipsis of Nantucket County, a combined town and county that includes the island of Nantucket, along with Tuckernuck and Muskeget.

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Where this word comes from

From Massachusett Natocke, Nantican, Nautican, roughly translating as "in the middle of waters".

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