[mas-uh-choo-sits] 
| 1. | a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 5,737,037; 8257 sq. mi. (21,385 sq. km). Capital: Boston. Abbreviation: MA (for use with zip code), Mass. |
| 2. | Massachusett. |
[mas-uh-choo-sit] 
) -sett for 1. | 1. | a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts. |
| 2. | the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett and Wampanoag Indians. |
| Mas·sa·chu·sett also Mas·sa·chu·set (mās'ə-chōō'sĭt, -zĭt) n. pl. Massachusett or Mas·sa·chu·setts also Massachuset or Mas·sa·chu·sets
[From the Massachusett name of Great Blue Hill south of Boston.] |
| Mas·sa·chu·setts (mās'ə-chōō'sĭts) A state of the northeast United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788. The first European settlement was made by the Pilgrims of the Mayflower in 1620. Governed by the Massachusetts Bay Company from 1629 until 1684, the colony was a leader in the move for independence from Great Britain and the site of the first battles of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Boston is the capital and the largest city. Population: 6,450,000. |
State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, and New York to the west. Its capital and largest city is Boston.
Note: One of the thirteen colonies, playing a key role in resisting the British before and during the Revolutionary War.
Note: The settlement of Massachusetts began in 1620, when the first Pilgrims arrived from England in the Mayflower near Plymouth Rock.
