Premise: Massachusetts [ mæsəˈtʃuːsᵻts ] or [ ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzᵻts ] ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Before the American Civil War , Massachusetts was a center for the abolitionist , temperance , and transcendentalist movements . In 2004 , Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legally recognize same-sex marriage as a result of the decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court .
Hypothesis: Massachusetts is a place.
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