Massachusett
[ mas-uh-choo-sit ]
/ ˌmæs əˈtʃu sɪt /
noun, plural Mas·sa·chu·setts, (especially collectively) Mas·sa·chu·sett for 1.
a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett and Wampanoag Indians.
Also
Mas·sa·chu·set,
Massachusetts.
Origin of Massachusett
1610–20,
Americanism; the Massachusett name of Great Blue Hill south of Boston, literally, at the big hill
British Dictionary definitions for massachuset
Massachuset
Massachusetts
/ (ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪt) /
noun
plural -sets, -set or -setts
a member of a North American Indian people formerly living around Massachusetts Bay
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
Word Origin for Massachuset
probably from Algonquian, literally: at the big hill