Complex sentence: Linguistically, Mattabeseck is a regional variant of the same word as Mattapoisett, and means'land between waters' and was used in both instances to indicate a place of portage.
Split into simpler sentences: Linguistically, Mattabeseck is a regional variant of the same word as Mattapoisett, and means "land between waters". It was used in both instances to indicate a place of portage.