Massachusett
noun
- pl. Massachusetts or Massachusett a member of a North American Indian people that lived around Massachusetts Bay
- the Algonquian language of this people and certain adjacent peoples, which is now extinct
See Massachusett in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also Mas·sa·chu·set (măsˌə-cho͞oˈsĭt, -zĭt)
noun pl. Massachusett Massachusett or
Mas·sa·chu·setts also
Massachuset or
Mas·sa·chu·sets a. A Native American people formerly located along Massachusetts Bay from Plymouth north to Salem. Reduced by epidemics, the Massachusett ceased to exist as a people during the 17th century.
b. A member of this people.
- The Algonquian language of the Massachusett.
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