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Nantucket

[ nan-tuhk-it ]
/ nænˈtʌk ɪt /
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noun
an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nantucket

Nantucket
/ (nænˈtʌkɪt) /

noun
an island off SE Massachusetts: formerly a centre of the whaling industry; now a resort. Length: nearly 24 km (15 miles). Width: 5 km (3 miles). Pop (county and town): 10 724 (2003 est)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Nantucket

Nantucket

Resort island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

notes for Nantucket

Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.
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