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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The two reconnected and Koussevitzky commissioned his first symphony for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Among Latinos aged 18 to 29, 70 percent voted for Democratic candidates for the House, according to CIRCLE, a research center at Tufts University in Boston.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
She wants them to move to the Boston Seaport or Cambridge, but both areas are costlier than Cam can afford.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
In this year’s election season orchestras have been practicing the call for democratic thinking on a global scale, including in Los Angeles, Boston and Leipzig, Germany.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
I was aware from media coverage that in addition to his work in Haiti and seeing patients in Boston, Farmer had begun working internationally in the field of tuberculosis.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
A boston mathematician and astronomer established this observatory outside of downtown Flagstaff in 1894, and it was here in 1930 that astronomers discovered the planet Pluto.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2017
As a 9 year old boston Braves fan, that world series loss broke my heart.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2016
In the boston area, high tech has all but completely moved to the city in just a short few years.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
Wearing a T-shirt that read "boston stands as one", the Celtics' Paul Pierce expressed gratitude for the show of support and vowed, "Boston will rise and run again."
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2013
Twice a week the pair dined at the chateau, but they came every evening to play boston with the d'Hauteserres; for Laurence, unable to play a game, did not even know one card from another.
From An Historical Mystery by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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