Massachusetts
//ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts// name
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 the Algonquian language of the Massachuset wordnet
- 2 a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
"So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it."
Example
More examples"They were able to live as they wanted in Massachusetts."
Etymology
From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
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