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Massachusetts definition

Mas·sa·chu·setts (-sits)

New England state of the U.S.: one of the 13 original states; 7,840 sq mi (20,306 sq km); pop. 6,349,000; cap. Boston: abbrev. MA or Mass

Etymology: after Massachusett

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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