Massachusetts Bay

American  

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic, off the E coast of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Bay British  

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic on the E coast of Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Bay

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said it transported nearly 20,000 fans by train to the stadium and all arrived at least an hour before kick-off.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Henry Vane the Younger fled to America from England in 1635 and was elected, at age 23, as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is demanding $80 to ride one of the 14 express trains on the 30-mile trip from downtown Boston to Foxborough for games at Gillette Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

The term harkens back to a group of the country's earliest European immigrants — the Puritans — who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022

Ten years later in 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz