Boston
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
Boston
American
[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn]
/ ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən /
noun
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a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
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(lowercase) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards.
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(usually lowercase) a social dance that is a modification of the waltz.
boston
1
British
/ ˈbɒstən /
noun
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a card game for four, played with two packs
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a slow gliding dance, a variation of the waltz
Boston
2
British
/ ˈbɒstən /
noun
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a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital. Pop: 581 616 (2003 est)
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a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire. Pop: 35 124 (2001)
Boston
Cultural
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Site of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.
Boston is often called “the Hub” for “Hub of the Universe,” or “Beantown” after Boston baked beans.
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Peter Ireland is a professor of economics at Boston College and member of the Shadow Open Market Committee.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Boston does have a fast grower on its doorstep: the small city of Everett, Mass., where the population rose 4.6% to more than 53,000 in the last measured year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Last month, medical-device maker Boston Scientific announced a 75 million-euro investment that will expand its research-and-development capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The 44-year-old's last official trip abroad was in December 2022 when she travelled to Boston with William for the awarding of the environmental Earthshot prize.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
In the morning, I remembered that Vern Devine had a boat, but Sookie remembered it was a sixteen-foot Boston Whaler Eastport with a four-stroke seventy-horsepower outboard.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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