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Nantucket

//nænˈtʌkɪt// name

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  1. 1
    A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.
  2. 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.

    "If you love the sea but loathe the thought of hobnobbing in Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket is your place."

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

Etymology

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

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