Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts'
English
Map of US highlighting Massachusetts
Etymology
The state is named after the tribe. The tribe is named after the Great Blue Hill they resided near. Compare Massachusett mishe, missi, mass- (“great”), wadchu, -adchu (“mountain”), -et (“place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/
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Audio (US) (file) - (also, New England) IPA(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/
Proper noun
Massachusetts
- A state of the United States of America Capital: Boston.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Massachusettsian
- Massachusite
Translations
a state of the United States of America
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Massachusetts
- Bay Stater
References
- William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)
Further reading
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Catalan
Proper noun
Massachusetts m
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Massachusetts.
Proper noun
Massachusetts (genitive Massachusetts')
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Massachusetts ?
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English Massachusetts.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌma.sa.ˈʃu.sets/
Proper noun
Massachusetts m
- Massachusetts (a state of the United States)
Romanian
Proper noun
Massachusetts n
- Massachusetts (U.S. State)
Spanish
Proper noun
Massachusetts m
Related terms
- massachusettense
See also
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