Mashpee

English

Etymology

An anglicization of the Massachusett words mass ("great") + nippe ("water"), synthesized as "great pond".

Proper noun

Mashpee

  1. A town in Massachusetts.

Noun

Mashpee (plural Mashpees or Mashpee)

  1. A member of a Native American people, a subgroup of the Wampanoag people.
    Synonyms: Cummaquid, Mattachiest
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