楠塔基特岛

楠塔基特島
NántǎjītèDǎo
proper noun #34,095

Meanings

  1. 1 Nantucket Island (off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA)

Examples

Nántǎjītèdǎo zài Měiguó Mǎsàzhūsèzhōu.
Nantucket Island is in Massachusetts, USA.
《 Báijīng 》 de gùshì cóng Nántǎjītèdǎo kāishǐ.
The story of Moby-Dick begins on Nantucket Island.

Tips

culture
基特 is the Mandarin transliteration of Nantucket, the Massachusetts island once at the heart of the American whaling industry. It is the setting where Ishmael ships out in Herman Melville's 《白鲸》 (Moby-Dick), and is referenced in the famous limerick 'There once was a man from Nantucket'.

Stroke Order

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