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• plural of Massachusett.

Massachusetts

American  

[mas-uh-choo-sits] / ˌmæs əˈtʃu sɪts /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 8,257 square miles (21,385 square kilometers). Boston. MA (for use with zip code), Mass.

2. Massachusett.

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Massachusetts British  

/ ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Mass.   MA.  a state of the northeastern US, on the Atlantic: a centre of resistance to English colonial policy during the War of American Independence; consists of a coastal plain rising to mountains in the west. Capital: Boston. Pop: 6 433 422 (2003 est). Area: 20 269 sq km (7826 sq miles)

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Massachusetts Cultural  

1. 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.

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One of the thirteen colonies, playing a key role in resisting the British before and during the Revolutionary War.

The settlement of Massachusetts began in 1620, when the first Pilgrims arrived from England in the Mayflower near Plymouth Rock.

Example Sentences

Then in 1991, the company funded the launch of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the program’s former co-director, Henry Jacoby.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Senator from Massachusetts and a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt’s.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Their push thrust Massachusetts to the forefront of a national argument over whether such controls can restrain housing costs or backfire by slowing development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Dave Robertson from Montrose has also made the journey from Massachusetts to Florida.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The review commenced publication in Carmel, California, and finished in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway