Coming from an old Native American language, what does the name Massachusetts mean?

lily	The name comes from the Algonquin Indian people who lived there. They called it mass adchu seuck, meaning 'people of the big hill.' See Brewers dictionary of names. Feb 06 02, 8:36 AM

billfay

The World Almanac says it translates to 'large hill place.' Feb 06 02, 8:37 AM

Crash

The 'Information Please' almanac states the origin of the name as meaning 'Great mountain place' and comes from two Indian words. Feb 06 02, 4:44 PM

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