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Cape' Cod'




1. a sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean: many resort towns.
2. a style of cottage developed mainly on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, typically a rectangular one- or one-and-a-half story wooden cottage covered by a gable roof and having a central chimney.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Cape CoastCape Cod Bay
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