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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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In one experiment in 2012, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave mice a mild electric shock in a particular cage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

New Hampshire has no state income or sales tax, making it a magnet for overtaxed residents of Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Massachusetts Municipal Association, a nonprofit organization, opposes the measure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

He was also a student at University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

She was a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital and was already wearing her pale-blue scrubs.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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