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Martha's Vineyard

American  

noun

  1. an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).


Martha's Vineyard Cultural  
  1. Island in the Atlantic Ocean off southeastern Massachusetts.


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Summer resort.

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The ticks are especially common in coastal areas, such as Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts and Suffolk County in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

He knows Widow’s Bay is never going to be Martha’s Vineyard.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Still, the couple’s Martha’s Vineyard dwelling does afford them ample opportunity to enjoy complete and utter privacy with their loved ones, featuring multiple structures that makes it the perfect place to host guests.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Additionally, obsessives can view Quint’s harpoon gun and original design specifications for the mechanical sharks built to terrorize Martha’s Vineyard in 1974.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2025

It dumped Long Island, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and most of Martha’s Vineyard where previously there had just been sea, and it gouged out the Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and little Sunfish Pond, among much else.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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