Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts'

English

Map of US highlighting Massachusetts

Etymology

The state is named after the tribe. The tribe is named after the Great Blue Hill they resided near. Compare Massachusett mishe, missi, mass- (“great”), wadchu, -adchu (“mountain”), -et (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Massachusetts

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• MA
• Massachusettsan

• Massachusettsian
• Massachusite

Translations

a state of the United States of America

• Arabic: مَاسَاتْشُوسَتْس‏‎ m (masatšūsats)
• Armenian: Մասաչուսեթս (Masačʿusetʿs)
• Bengali: ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স (mjasacuseṭ‌sô)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 麻省 (maa⁴ saang²)

  Mandarin: 麻薩諸塞, 麻萨诸塞 (Másàzhūsè)

• Czech: Massachusetts (cs) m
• Danish: Massachusetts
• Dutch: Massachusetts (nl)
• Esperanto: Masaĉuseco
• French: Massachusetts (fr) m
• Galician: Massachusetts (gl) m
• Georgian: მასაჩუსეტსი (masačuseṭsi)
• German: Massachusetts (de)
• Greek: Μασαχουσέτη (el) f (Masachouséti)
• Hawaiian: Makakukeka

• Hebrew: מסצ'וסטס‏‎
• Hindi: मैसाचूसिट्स (maisācūsiṭs)
• Japanese: マサチューセッツ (Masachūsettsu)
• Korean: 매사추세츠 (Maesachusecheu)
• Limburgish: Massachusetts
• Macedonian: Масачусетс m (Masačúsets)
• Navajo: Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo
• Persian: ماساچوست‏‎ (fa)
• Portuguese: Massachusetts (pt) m
• Russian: Массачу́сетс m (Massačúsɛts)
• Spanish: Massachusetts (es) m
• Swedish: Massachusetts (sv)
• Thai: แมสซาชูเซตส์ (mɛ́t-saa-chuu-sèet)
• Turkish: Massachusetts
• Yiddish: מאַסאַטשוסעטס‏‎ (masatshusets)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Massachusetts
• Bay Stater

References

• William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States (2004)

Further reading

• Massachusetts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Massachusetts.

Proper noun

Massachusetts (genitive Massachusetts')

1. Massachusetts

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Massachusetts ?

1. Massachusetts

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.sa.ˈʃu.sets/

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts (a state of the United States)

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Romanian

Proper noun

Massachusetts n

1. Massachusetts (U.S. State)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Massachusetts m

1. Massachusetts

Related terms

• massachusettense

See also

• Massachusetts on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es