MASSACHUSETT Definition & Meaning

Massachusett

[ mas-uh-choo-sit ]

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noun

plural Massachusetts, (especially collectively) Massachusett

a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
the extinct Algonquian language of the Massachusett and Wampanoag Indians.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Massachusett¹

1610–20, Americanism; the Massachusett name of Great Blue Hill south of Boston, literally, at the big hill

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The translation on street signs will be relatively easy for people to understand, she said, and inspire residents to “stop and think” about the Massachusett Tribe and to “recognize the diversity of people in our community.”

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“What a great, universal way of teaching language,” she said of the project done in consultation with a member of the Massachusett Tribe and other Native Americans.

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The translation on streets signs will be relatively easy for people to understand, she said, and inspire residents to “stop and think” about the Massachusett Tribe and to “recognize the diversity of people in our community.”

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Residents approved her plan and will install about 70 signs featuring the language of the Massachusett Tribe, which English settlers encountered upon their arrival.

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“What a great, universal way of teaching language,” she said of the project done in consultation with a a member of the Massachusett Tribe and other Native Americans.

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