Nantucket
English
Etymology
From Massachusett Natocke, Nantican, Nautican, roughly translating as "in the middle of waters".
Proper noun
Nantucket
- A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States, formerly a major whaling port.
Derived terms
- Nantucket County
- Nantucketer
- Nantucket sleigh ride
- there once was a man from Nantucket
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