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Nantucket

American

[nan-tuhk-it] / nænˈtʌk ɪt /

noun

an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.

Nantucket British

/ 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)

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Nantucket Cultural

Resort island off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

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Center of whaling industry during the nineteenth century.

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Her reporting has explored the weddings of the .01%, the shopping habits of tweens and social conflict in Nantucket, Mass. She is a contributor to WSJ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

In 2024, he forked over $4.8 million for a 2,854-square-foot Nantucket home.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has officially sold his charming Nantucket cottage, just three months after putting the beachfront property on the market for $3.9 million.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Appeared in the November 14, 2025, print edition as 'Climate Reality Hits Nantucket'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

So in 1995, Edmund A. Hajim, an investment banker in Manhattan, and others created the Nantucket Golf Club, assiduously designed to look as if it had been around forever.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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