Synonyms for Massachusetts (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay):
Massachuset
WordNet sense 2 (one of the British colonies that formed the United States):
Massachusetts Bay Colony
WordNet sense 3 (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies):
ma, Bay State, Old Colony
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