SINCE 1828
Massachusett
noun
Mas·sa·chu·sett
| \ ˌma-sə-ˈchü-sət,
-zət also ˌmas-ˈchü-\
-zət also ˌmas-ˈchü-\
variants:
or Massachuset
plural Massachusetts
or Massachusett
or Massachusets
or Massachuset
Definition of Massachusett
1
: a member of an American Indian people of Massachusetts
2
: the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett people
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