Elizabeth Islands

proper noun

An archipelago off the southern coast of Massachusetts, United States, located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and collectively comprising the town of Gosnold.

Meanings

proper nounElizabeth Islands pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn archipelago off the southern coast of Massachusetts, United States, located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and collectively comprising the town of Gosnold.

Origin

Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England.

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APA

Elizabeth Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elizabeth%20Islands

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“Elizabeth Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elizabeth%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elizabeth Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elizabeth%20Islands.

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