Phrase guide

Cape Cod

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌkeɪp ˈkɒd/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • (informal)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cape

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A traditional low, broad frame house originating in 17th-century New England, having a moderately steep, pitched roof with end gables, a large central chimney, and very little ornamentation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: peninsula

History

Etymology

Named, by English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, for the stocks of codfish in that part of the ocean.