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

• IPA: /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/

• Audio (US)

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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)
• Limburgish: Massachusetts (li)
• Macedonian: Масачусетс (mk) (Masačúsets) m
• Navajo: Méésíchóoshish hahoodzo
• Persian: ماساچوست (fa)
• Russian: Массачусетс (ru) (Massačúsɛts) m
• Spanish: Massachusetts (es) m
• Swedish: Massachusetts (sv)
• 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