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Martha's Vineyard

island off the SE coast of Mass., south of Cape Cod: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)

Origin: after a Martha Gosnold and the wild grapes growing there

See Martha's Vineyard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

An island of southeast Massachusetts off the southwest coast of Cape Cod. Settled in 1642, it was a whaling and fishing center in the 18th and early 19th centuries and is now a popular resort area.

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