Martha's Vineyard
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Martha's Vineyard
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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.
proper noun
- 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).
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title = {Martha's Vineyard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/martha's%20vineyard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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