Added 9 October 2026 massachusetts noun Categories: PlacesPeopleEveryday Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about massachusetts at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies. A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay. One of the British colonies that formed the United States. Related Words: massachussettsmassbaymacommonwealthconnecticutbostonpennsylvaniapittsfieldphiladelphia Back to today's word