bay state(n = noun.location) ma, massachusetts, old colony - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies;
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, new england
has parts: bean town, beantown, boston, capital of massachusetts, hub of the universe, cambridge, concord, gloucester, lexington, medford, pittsfield, springfield, worcester, cape ann, cape cod, cape cod canal, plymouth, salem, williamstown, berkshire hills, berkshires, charles, charles river, housatonic, housatonic river, merrimack, merrimack river, taconic mountains

   Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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