Nantucket

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Nantucket

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.

Derived terms

• Nantucket County
• Nantucketer
• Nantucket sleigh ride
• there once was a man from Nantucket