Muhsachuweesut
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Massachusett[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Misswadchueeset (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
muhs (“great”) + wachuw (“mountain”) + -ees (“diminutive suffix”) + -ut (“locative suffix”), thus yielding "at the great hill", that is, the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Muhsachuweesut
- Endonym of the Massachusett people, a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Descendants[edit]
- English: Massachusetts, Massachusett