Mas·sa·chu·sett also Mas·sa·chu·set (m s  -ch  s t, -zt)n. pl. Massachusett or Mas·sa·chu·setts also Massachuset or Mas·sa·chu·sets 1. 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. 2. The Algonquian language of the Massachusett. [From the Massachusett name of Great Blue Hill south of Boston.] |
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