Etymology

Machias

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Today it means: A river in Maine, United States; in full, Machias River. Full definition →

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The story

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy word for bad little falls, for a location on the Machias River.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.