# Machias

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #98,401

## Definitions
1. A river in Maine, United States; in full, Machias River.
2. An inlet in Washington, Maine, United States; a bay on the Gulf of Maine, named after the river, which empties in the bay; in full, Machias Bay.
3. Ellipsis of Machias Seal Island: an island of Grand Manan archipelago, Atlantic Ocean.
4. A town, the county seat of Washington County, Maine, United States.
5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States; named after the river in Maine, where the settlers originated.
6. A census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States; named after the town in Maine, where the founder originated.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/machias