Massachusetts
- noun
- /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/
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Massachusett
- The Massachusetts people were known for their rich cultural traditions and connection to the land.
Examples
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So this is a guy from the Massachusetts tribe who was one of our hosts there at our AD in Boston.
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He learned about the history of the Massachusetts tribe in his Native American studies class.
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She met a member of the Massachusetts tribe during her visit to the historical site.
Synonyms
A person from a Native American group who once lived near Massachusetts Bay
Compounds
A famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for engineering and science
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A British colony in the early 1600s centered on what is now Massachusetts
A delicate fern with feathery leaves that grows in the eastern United States
A language once spoken by the Massachusett people in eastern Massachusetts that no one now speaks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Massachusetts as the name for a person comes from the tribe called the Massachusett, and their name meant 'at the great hill'. So a Massachusetts originally meant a member of that tribal people from that place.