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Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard proper noun: an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, famous for once being home to one of the earliest known deaf communities.

Proper noun

Martha's Vineyard

  1. An island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, famous for once being home to one of the earliest known deaf communities.
    • Life on Martha’s Vineyard has been mostly ideal for 11-year-old Mary Elizabeth Lambert, the protagonist of Ann Clare LeZotte’s historical novel SHOW ME A SIGN (Scholastic, 288 pp., $18.99; ages 8 to 12).2020 April 27, Meg Medina, “A Deaf Girl Finds Her Voice on Martha's Vineyard in the 19th Century”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Origin of Martha's Vineyard

This was originally the name given to a smaller island to the south by the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold, who sailed to the island in 1602. The island is thought to have been named after Gosnold's mother-in-law or his daughter, both named Martha.

Words formed from Martha's Vineyard

Questions about Martha's Vineyard

What does Martha's Vineyard mean?
Martha's Vineyard means an island of Dukes County, Massachusetts, famous for once being home to one of the earliest known deaf communities.
What part of speech is Martha's Vineyard?
Martha's Vineyard is a proper noun.

Words near Martha's Vineyard in the dictionary

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  5. Martha Washington geraniums
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  7. Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
  8. Marthaguy
  9. Marthaler
  10. Marthalers
  11. Martham

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