scituate

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US/ˈsɪ.tʃu.ɪt/

proper noun

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

OriginMassachusett satuit →
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Meanings

scituate1

verbscituate (third-person singular simple present scituates, present participle scituating, simple past and past participle scituated)

present singular third person scituates · participle present scituating · participle past scituated · past scituated

  1. hypercorrectobsoleteObsolete form of situate.

Scituate2

proper noun
  1. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  2. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

Origin

  1. Massachusettsatuit“cold brook”
  2. EnglishScituate

Borrowed from Massachusett satuit (“cold brook”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

scituate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scituate

MLA

“scituate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scituate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scituate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scituate.

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