Massachusetts (/ mæsəˈtʃ (j) uːsɪts / ⓘ /- zɪts / MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -⁠zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [b] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and ...

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Geographical and historical treatment of Massachusetts, constituent state (officially called a commonwealth) of the United States, located in the northeastern corner of the country.

Massachusetts is nicknamed "The Bay State" because of several large bays, which distinctly shape its coast: Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay, to the east; Buzzards Bay, to the south; and several cities and towns on the Massachusetts–Rhode Island border sit adjacent to Mount Hope Bay.

Massachusetts is a state located in the northeastern of United States in the New England region, on the Atlantic Ocean coast. The state is bordered by New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, New York State to the west, and Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south.

Massachusetts is a state in the United States' northeastern region, in a region that is nicknamed " New England." It occupies 10,565 mi² and borders four other states: Connecticut to the south, Rhode Island to the east, New Hampshire to the north, and Vermont to the northwest.

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Massachusetts (MA) is located in the northeastern United States, a major hub for education and innovation. The capital and largest city of Massachusetts is Boston, home to prestigious MIT and Harvard. The state’s economy is driven by technology companies, health care, and finance.

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Massachusetts was in the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, and the resulting changes guaranteed that by the mid-19th century the state would be vastly different from its colonial antecedents.