Massachusetts

English

Map of US highlighting Massachusetts

Etymology

From Algonquian Massachusetts (“at the large hill”). A reference to the indigenous people who lived around Massachusetts Bay and at Great Blue Hill.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌmæsəˈtʃusɨts/

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Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Boston.

Derived terms

• MA
• Massachusettsan
• Massachusettsian

Translations

a state of the United States of America

Arabic: ماساتشوستس (ar) (masatshuusats) m. Armenian: Մասաչուսեթս (hy) (Masačʻusetʻs) Bengali: ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স (bn) Chinese: Mandarin: 麻薩諸塞 (cmn), 麻萨诸塞 (cmn) (Másàzhūsè) Czech: Massachusetts (cs) m. Dutch: Massachusetts (nl) Esperanto: Masaĉuseco (eo) Georgian: მასაჩუსეტსი (ka) (masachusetʼsi) Greek: Μασαχουσέτη (el) (Masachouséti)

Hebrew: מסצ'וסטס (he) Hindi: मैसाचूसिट्स (hi) (maisācūsiṭs) Japanese: マサチューセッツ (ja) (Masachūsettsu) Korean: 매사추세츠  (ko) (Maesachusecheu) Macedonian: Масачусетс (mk) (Masačúsets) m. Navajo: Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo Persian: ماساچوست (fa) Russian: Массачусетс (ru) (Massačúsɛts) m. Spanish: Massachusetts (es) m. Turkish: Massachusetts (tr)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Massachusetts
• Bay Stater

External links

• Massachusetts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Wikipedia ^nl

Proper noun

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts

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Spanish

Proper noun

Massachusetts m.

1. Massachusetts

Related terms

• massachusettense

See also

• Massachusetts on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia