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Beantown

Beantown

4 9.3
An informal name for the city of Boston
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbiːnˌtaʊn/
  • Informal
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  • Many tourists visit Beantown every summer to experience its vibrant culture.

Examples

  • I live near Beantown.

    Killing Lincoln (2013)

  • I'm a long way from Beantown.

    Killer Bean Forever (2008)

  • Day 4 takes them to Beantown.

    Blog text (15)

  • I know there are an awful lot of folks from Maine going down to Beantown.

    Blog text (26)

  • They better have some good food in Beantown.

    Killer Bean Forever (2008)

  • Hey, boys from Beantown, why don't you say hello to Billy Buckner!

    Stuck on You (2003)

  • See you in Beantown.

    Killer Bean Forever (2008)

  • So you're from Beantown?

    Gracie (2007)

  • Beantown's more than 100 colleges contribute greatly to the city's high proportion of 20-34 year olds (actually, the highest proportion among the country's top 25 major cities).

    Blog text (15)

  • If you love history, you'll enjoy exploring the landmarks in Beantown.

Synonyms

Boston
vsBeantown
∞ 1.0

A large city in Massachusetts that is the state capital and a center for banks and finance

is an informal nickname rather than the formal city name
Bean Town
vsBeantown
  • Informal
7.5

A nickname for Boston, the capital of Massachusetts

is the informal single-word form of that nickname
Hub of the Universe
vsBeantown
7.7

A nickname for Boston as a busy center of culture, business, and history

is a casual local name not a statement of prestige

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Beantown is a friendly nickname for Boston. It comes from the words bean and town because the city was once famous for baked beans, so the name means a 'town of beans'.