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