What is the meaning of Massachusetts?

A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies.
- synonyms: Bay State, Old Colony, MA
A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay.
- synonyms: Massachuset
One of the British colonies that formed the United States.
- synonyms: Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Algonquian language of the Massachuset.
- synonyms: Massachuset

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