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# massachusetts

«massachusetts» in Mova's school dictionary: **A state in the north-east of the USA, in the region…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Massachusetts)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A state in the north-east of the USA, in the region called New England; its capital and biggest city is Boston. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#m1)

2) (history) The Massachusett were a Native American people of the area, and the state is named after them; the name is often explained as «near the great hill». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620 on the Mayflower, and the Boston Tea Party (1773) helped start the American Revolution. In everyday life, Massachusetts is home to famous universities such as Harvard and MIT. Phrases: Boston, Massachusetts; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

### examples

- Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x1)
- The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in 1620. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x2)
- The Boston Tea Party happened in Massachusetts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x3)
- Harvard University is in Massachusetts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x4)
- Massachusetts is one of the six New England states. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x5)
- My pen pal lives in Massachusetts and loves snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x6)
- Massachusetts is named after a Native American people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/#x7)

### note

A name, so always with a capital M. Spelling trap: M-a-s-s-a-c-h-u-s-e-t-t-s (double s, double s, double t). Pronounced mass-uh-CHOO-sits. Short form: MA or Mass. Officially called a «Commonwealth».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «massachusetts» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/massachusetts/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.