Massachusetts
mas·sac·hu·setts
noun
2.
a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
4.
the Algonquian language of the Massachuset people
Origin
From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
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