natick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intersection of two obscure crossword puzzle clues.
name
  1. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. Synonym of Massachusett (“an Algonquian language”).
noun
  1. A member of the Praying Indians of Natick, a community of indigenous Christian converts in the town of Natick, Massachusetts, United States.

Word forms

natick naticks

Etymology

Named after Natick, Massachusetts, used as an example of an obscure clue with, “Town at the eighth mile of the Boston Marathon”. The town is named after the local native word from the Natick people for “Land of Many Hills”.

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