noun
1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑Bay State, ↑Old Colony, ↑MA
• Members of this Region: ↑Lexington, ↑Concord, ↑Lexington and Concord
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Part Holonyms:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑New England
• Part Meronyms:
↑Boston, ↑Hub of the Universe, ↑Bean Town, ↑Beantown, ↑capital of Massachusetts, ↑Cambridge, ↑Concord, ↑Gloucester, ↑Lexington, ↑Medford, ↑Pittsfield, ↑Springfield, ↑Worcester, ↑Cape Ann, ↑Cape Cod, ↑Cape Cod Canal, ↑Plymouth, ↑Salem, ↑Williamstown, ↑Berkshires, ↑Berkshire Hills, ↑Charles, ↑Charles River, ↑Housatonic, ↑Housatonic River, ↑Merrimack, ↑Merrimack River, ↑Taconic Mountains
2. the Algonquian language of the Massachuset
• Syn: ↑Massachuset
• Hypernyms: ↑Algonquian, ↑Algonquin, ↑Algonquian language
3. a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
• Syn: ↑Massachuset
• Hypernyms: ↑Algonquian, ↑Algonquin
4. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
• Syn: ↑Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Colony
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Massachusetts [Massachusetts]
a north-eastern US state in ↑New England, also known informally as the Bay State or the Old Colony. The capital and largest city is ↑Boston. The state was settled in 1620 by the ↑Pilgrim Fathers. It played an important part in the ↑American Revolution and was one of the original 13 states. Its main industries include the production of electronic and communication equipment, as well as education and research. It also produces a lot of vegetables and fruit, especially cranberries.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.