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massachusetts

/mˌæsʌtʃˈusʌts/noun4 syllables

Massachusetts means: a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies.

Synonyms for massachusetts8

noun, as in a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies

Bay State, Old Colony, MA, Mass.

noun, as in the Algonquian language of the Massachuset

Massachuset, Massachusetts language, Massachuset language

noun, as in a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay

Massachuset

noun, as in one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Salem, Charlestown or Boston

Massachusetts Bay Colony

What does massachusetts mean?4

noun

1

a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies

2

the Algonquian language of the Massachuset

3

a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay

4

one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Salem, Charlestown or Boston

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Massachusetts in a sentence

  • In Massachusetts, a man is not allowed to marry his wife's grandmother.CK
  • They were able to live as they wanted in Massachusetts.Source_VOA
  • Farmers have grown cranberries in this Massachusetts bog for generations.Hybrid
  • What city in Massachusetts are you referring to?rul
  • Mitt Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts.Spamster
  • Massachusetts this week became the first state to temporarily ban all retail and online sales of e-cigarettes.Hybrid
  • Do you mean the city in Massachusetts or the one in England?shekitten
  • In Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the same crab is having the opposite impact.Hybrid

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