Boston
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- proper noun
- /ˈbɔːstən/
- Calling all passengers, flight 394 to Boston is now boarding at gate 10.
- Boston, MA
- Boston University
- Boston Globe
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- You know, look at the whole Boston Catholic Church scandal.
Examples
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I will see you in Boston soon for the conference.
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I was a student in Boston at Emerson College.
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And then I got sent into Boston for a two week test.
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Talk about taking students out into Boston or Central Square.
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I believe we have Tim from Boston on the line.
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My sister's driving up from Boston.
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Calling all passengers, flight 394 to Boston now boarding at gate 10.
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Welcome to Boston for the 2017 AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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My sister's driving up from Boston this weekend.
Synonyms
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An informal name for the city of Boston
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A nickname for Boston as a busy center of culture, business, and history
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A nickname for Boston, the capital of Massachusetts
Compounds
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A large natural harbor and seaport in Boston, Massachusetts with historic ships and waterfront attractions
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A protest in 1773 when American colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes
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A slow-cooked New England dish of small white beans in thick sweet syrup with salted pork
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A small American dog with a short smooth dark coat, white patches, and a flat face
- Archaic
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A wooden rocking chair with a high back made of thin wooden bars and a decorative top piece
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boston comes from the English town of the same name and originally is built from Botolph plus -ton, where Botolph was an old saint's name and -ton means 'town'. So the American Boston was named by settlers from that English place and the name still remembers its origin as 'Botolph's town'.