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Massachusetts

/ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/

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New England/ˌmæsəˈtʃuzɪts/

Massachusetts proper noun: a state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.

Proper noun

Massachusetts

  1. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
    • So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it.2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019

Massachusetts meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

Massachusetts in Hindi

a state of the United States of America
मैसाचूसिट्स maisācūsiṭs

Massachusetts in Tamil

a state of the United States of America
மாசச்சூசெட்ஸ் mācaccūceṭs, மாசசூசெட்ஸ் mācacūceṭs

Massachusetts in Bengali

a state of the United States of America
ম্যাসাচুসেট্স mêśacuśeṭs

Massachusetts in Arabic

a state of the United States of America
مَاسَتْشُوسِتْس māsatšūsits
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Massachusetts in Persian
ماساچوست mâsâčuset
Massachusetts in Thai
แมสซาชูเซตส์ mɛ́t-saa-chuu-sèet

Origin of Massachusetts

From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.

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Phrases with Massachusetts

Questions about Massachusetts

What does Massachusetts mean?
Massachusetts means a state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
What is Massachusetts in Hindi?
Massachusetts in Hindi is मैसाचूसिट्स (maisācūsiṭs). See Massachusetts meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Massachusetts?
Massachusetts is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Massachusetts?
Massachusetts is pronounced /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/.

Words near Massachusetts in the dictionary

  1. Massa Carrara
  2. Massac County
  3. massacer
  4. massacers
  5. Massachusett
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Massachusetts ballot
  8. Massachusetts ballots
  9. Massachusetts Bay
  10. Massachusetts fern
  11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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