Main Entry:

Mas·sa·chu·sett

Variant(s):

or Mas·sa·chu·set \ˌma-sə-ˈchü-sət, -zət also ˌmas-ˈchü-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Massachusetts or Massachusett or Massachusets or Massachuset

Etymology:

Massachusett, a locality, literally, at the big hill

Date:

1616

1 : a member of an American Indian people of Massachusetts 2 : the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett people