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Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

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little grey lady of the sea

Example

More examples

"There was a man from Nantucket who hated limericks."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Nantucket CountyNantucket sleigh ridecape cod and islandsunited states

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