Massachusett

noun Mas·sa·chu·sett \ˌma-sə-ˈchü-sət, -zət also ˌmas-ˈchü-\

plural Massachusetts or Massachusett or Massachusets or Massachuset

Definition of MASSACHUSETT

: a member of an American Indian people of Massachusetts

: the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett people

Mas·sa·chu·sett or Mas·sa·chu·set \ˌma-sə-ˈchü-sət, -zət also ˌmas-ˈchü-\

Massachusett, a locality, literally, at the big hill

First Known Use: 1616

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