Massachusett

Massachusett
a) A Native American tribe who lived in the Massachusetts Bay area in the state of Massachusetts.
b) The extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett tribe.
Syn: Natick, Wampanoag

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  • Massachusett — /mas euh chooh sit/, n., pl. Massachusetts, (esp. collectively) Massachusett for 1. 1. a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts. 2. the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett and Wampanoag Indians.… …   Universalium

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