Montauk

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proper noun

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

OriginMohegan-Pequot Montaukett →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
  2. The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri.

Origin

  1. Mohegan-PequotMontaukett
  2. EnglishMontauk

Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country".

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APA

Montauk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montauk

MLA

“Montauk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montauk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montauk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montauk.

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