HyperDic: old_colony

English > 1 sense of the expression Old Colony:
NOUNlocationOld Colony, Massachusetts, Bay State, MA, Mass.a state in New England
English > Old Colony: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies.
SynonymsMassachusetts, Bay State, MA, Mass.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Part ofNew EnglandA region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsBerkshires, Berkshire HillsA low mountain range in western Massachusetts
Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusettsstate capital and largest city of Massachusetts
CambridgeA city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston
Cape AnnA Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
Cape CodA Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic
Cape Cod CanalA canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
Charles, Charles RiverA river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
Concordtown in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
GloucesterA town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston
Housatonic, Housatonic RiverA river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
Lexingtontown in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
Medfordtown in northeastern Massachusetts
Merrimack, Merrimack RiverA river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
PittsfieldA town in western Massachusetts
PlymouthA town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
SalemA city in northeastern Massachusetts
SpringfieldA city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
Taconic MountainsA range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
WilliamstownA town in northwestern Massachusetts
WorcesterAn industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
Region ofLexington, Concord, Lexington and ConcordThe first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
SpanishMassachusetts
CatalanMassachusetts

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