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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.

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Avram Samuel Bukhbinder, MD, a graduate of McGovern Medical School who is currently a clinical fellow in neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, served as a corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

He was released in early 2014, according to the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Massachusetts cities of Somerville and Cambridge several years ago became the first to explicitly allow multi-partner relationships to register with the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Vermont property gave Robbins an opportunity to address something she had missed in Massachusetts: a dedicated place where her children could spend time with friends.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Cambridge, England, was behind Cambridge, Massachusetts: at Harvard, George Sarton gave his first lecture course in the history of science in 1917 and became professor of the history of science in 1940.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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