nantucket
/nænˈtʌkɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A resort island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, formerly a major whaling port.
name
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.
name
Ellipsis of Nantucket County, a combined town and county that includes the island of Nantucket, along with Tuckernuck and Muskeget.
Example Sentences
- "But most of all, at the dawn of a new millennium, who is a Nantucketer and what constitutes Nantucket heritage have been transformed."
- "If you love the sea but loathe the thought of hobnobbing in Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket is your place."