Elizabeth Islands
Proper noun
Meaning
Elizabeth Islands pl (plural only)
An archipelago off the southern coast of Massachusetts, United States, located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and collectively comprising the town of Gosnold.
Examples
Another specialized school is the Penikese Island School, located in the Elizabeth Islands off southwestern Cape Cod, which serves struggling and troubled teenage boys.
The phrases Cape Cod and the Islands and the Cape and Islands are often used to describe the whole region of Barnstable County, Dukes County (including Martha's Vineyard and the smaller Elizabeth Islands ), and Nantucket County.
Naushon is one of the Elizabeth Islands, many of which are privately owned.