I. MA BrE AmE British English , M.A. American English /ˌem ˈeɪ/ noun [countable]
(Master of Arts) a university degree in a subject such as history, languages, or English literature that you can get after your first degree
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He did an MA in graphic design at Manchester.
Vanessa Clark, MA
II. Mas ‧ sa ‧ chu ‧ setts /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts, ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/ BrE AmE written abbreviation , MA , or Mass
a state in the northeast of the US which has Boston as its capital city, and was the place where the ↑ Pilgrim Fathers first landed in America. It was one of the 13 original states of the US, and is known for its universities, especially ↑ Harvard and ↑ MIT , and for its coast which is popular with tourists in the summer.