MASSACHUSET


Meaning of MASSACHUSET in English

ˌm]asəˈchüsə̇t, m]asˈch- also -üzə̇t sometimes ]ȧs- or chiefly in substand speech -ˈtü-; usu -ə̇d.+V noun

or mas·sa·chu·setts -ə̇ts\

( plural massachuset or massachusets or massachusetts )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Massachuset Massa-adchu-es-et, a locality, literally, about the big hill, from massa big + wadchu hill + -es, diminutive suffix + -et, locative suffix

1.

a. : an Indian people of the region of Massachusetts Bay

b. : a member of such people

2. : an Algonquian language of the Massachuset people

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.