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MA

MA

99 1.4
A state in the northeastern United States with capital Boston
  • noun
  • /ɛm eɪ/
translation icon : Massachusetts
  • I grew up in Brookline, MA, right outside Boston.
  • Cambridge, MA
  • MA 02115

Amherst is in Amherst, MA, a small, all men's college.

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Examples

  • I'm here at the Early Childhood Education Center in Springfield, MA, which has been closed for months.

  • We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.

  • I lived in Amherst, MA, and there were only.

  • But living in Cambridge, MA, you wouldn't really know it.

  • The institutional review board of the Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, approved this study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I'm from Amherst, MA, so I really enjoy your podcast.

  • We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.

  • I grew up in Brookline, MA, right outside Boston.

  • I'm here at the Early Childhood Education Center in Springfield, MA, which has been closed for months.

Synonyms

510 3.0

A state in the northeast of the United States with Boston as its capital

is the short written form used instead of the full name
Bay State
vsMA
  • US
1 6.4

A nickname for the United States state of Massachusetts known for its coast and history

is the official two-letter postal short form rather than a nickname
Mass.
vsMA
  • US
2.3

A state in the northeast of the United States with Boston as its capital

is the same abbreviation written without a period

Compounds

ma-in-law
  • Informal
8.9

The mother of your husband or wife

Surface Forms

MA singular
MAs plural

Etymology

MA is the postal abbreviation for Massachusetts, the U.S. state, and it simply uses the first two letters as a 'short form' on addresses and maps.