Definition of massachusetts Massachusetts
/mæˌsʌʧuˈsʌts/ - [matsuchusuts] - Mas•sa•chu•setts
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| massachusetts - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies | ||
| Bay State, Old Colony, MA | ||
| the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America | ||
| new england a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut | ||
| bean town, beantown, boston, capital of massachusetts, hub of the universe state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services | ||
| cambridge a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University | ||
| concord town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought | ||
| gloucester a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn | ||
| lexington the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) | ||
| medford town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston | ||
| pittsfield a town in western Massachusetts | ||
| springfield capital of the state of Illinois | ||
| worcester a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn | ||
| cape ann a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean | ||
| cape cod a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area | ||
| cape cod canal a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay | ||
| plymouth a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620 | ||
| salem a city in southern India | ||
| williamstown a town in northwestern Massachusetts | ||
| berkshire hills, berkshires a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area | ||
| charles river, charles a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston | ||
| housatonic, housatonic river a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound | ||
| merrimack, merrimack river a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean | ||
| massachusetts - one of the British colonies that formed the United States | ||
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | ||
| massachusetts - the Algonquian language of the Massachuset | ||
| Massachuset, Massachusetts | ||
| massachusetts - a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay | ||
| Massachuset, Massachusetts | ||
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massachusetts
The 6th state of the United States of America, located in the northeast.
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massachusetts
One of the thirteen original States of the American Union, and oldest of the New England States. It was discovered by the Cabots in 1497. In 1614 it was visited by Capt. John Smith. In 1620 the “Mayflower” sailed from Southampton with 102 Puritan settlers, and landed at Plymouth December 22. One half of them died from cold and hardship the first year. In 1637, the colony suffered from Indian massacres; and in King Philip’s war (1675) 12 towns and 600 houses were burned. The war of the Revolution of 1776 began in Massachusetts with the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. It adopted the Constitution of the United States, 1788.
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Massachusetts is a state in the United States of America. Its official name is the "Commonwealth of Massachusetts".
Its capital and largest city is Boston. It is on the east coast of the United States, and is next to the Atlantic Ocean and the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The word "Massachusetts" comes from Native American language.
Massachusetts was one of the first places that European people lived when they came to America. It was one of the first American colonies. The Pilgrims from Plymouth, England came to America for religious freedom in 1620. Massachusetts has some of the best schools in the USA, including Harvard University. Massachusetts is also one of the richest states.
