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Muhsachuweesut
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Massachusett
Alternative forms
wam Misswadchueeset obsolete
Etymology
wam :af muhs wachuwees<ety:af<wachuw><-ees>> -ut
From wam muhs<t:great> wachuwees<t:hill> -ut<pos:locative suffix>, thus yielding "at the great hill", that is, the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
Pronunciation
wam /məhswatʃəwiːsət/
Proper noun
wam proper noun
Endonym of the Massachusett people, a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Synonyms
wam Muhsachuweesee, pl. wam Muhsachuweeseeak
wam Wôpanâak
wam Wôpanahkeeut
wam Nutahkeemunut
Descendants
en Massachusetts Massachusett
See also
wam Indianak
wam Indiansak
wam puyôhtamwôee Indian