Boston
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
(lowercase) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards.
(usually lowercase) a social dance that is a modification of the waltz.
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How to use Boston in a sentence
A tense commute to work in Houston will start to resemble a tense commute in Boston or New York City.
A year before he had similarly arrived with news of the Boston Tea Party.
Edgar was invited to study at the Berkeley School of Music in Boston and at NYU in New York City.
The trick has been to create nonstops from cities like Boston that were under-served.
Wahlberg grew up the youngest of nine children in a broken home in the rough Dorchester section of Boston.
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Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsJohn Collins Warren, a distinguished Boston physician, died, aged 77.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellJohn Pickering, an eminent American philologist, died at Boston, aged 60.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHis mind had gone back to the time when he and Guilford had so nearly faced death in among the Boston mountains.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for boston (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbɒstən) /
a card game for four, played with two packs
mainly US a slow gliding dance, a variation of the waltz
British Dictionary definitions for Boston (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbɒstən) /
a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital. Pop: 581 616 (2003 est)
a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire. Pop: 35 124 (2001)
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Cultural definitions for Boston
Capital of Massachusetts and largest city in the state.
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