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massa

1

[ mas-uh ]

noun

Southern U.S.
  1. (used in representation of Southern Black speech, especially in the era of slavery) master.


Massa

2

[ mahs-sah ]

noun

  1. a city in W Italy, near the Ligurian Sea: important marble industry.

Massa

/ ˈ /

noun

  1. a town in W Italy, in NW Tuscany. Pop: 66 769 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of massa1

First recorded in 1570–80 as mas; marse was first recorded in 1765–75; shortening and alteration of master ( def )
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Another inspires a short rhapsody detailing the six-figure worth of a Richard Mille Felipe Massa automatic chronograph with a rose gold skeleton and a flyback function.

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“You see all these horrible things happening in the world,” she said, “the loss of rainforests, of plants and animals and insects. ... It’s so much and sometimes I can’t handle all this bad news,” Massa said.

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Massa is slender and just 5 feet tall in her work boots, with strands of gray lightening her dark hair.

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These days Massa is a stay-at-home mom to Caleb, age 8.

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Most weekdays, Massa walks her son to and from school, makes her husband’s lunch and tends her own private garden.

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