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, 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.
Derived terms
- Nantucket County
- Nantucketer
- Nantucket sleigh ride
- there once was a man from Nantucket