Boston

American  

[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn] / ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.

2. (lowercase) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards.

3. (usually lowercase) a social dance that is a modification of the waltz.

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Boston ¹ British  

/ ˈbɒstən /

noun

1. a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital. Pop: 581 616 (2003 est)

2. a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire. Pop: 35 124 (2001)

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boston ² British  

/ ˈbɒstən /

noun

1. a card game for four, played with two packs

2. a slow gliding dance, a variation of the waltz

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Boston Cultural  

1. Capital of Massachusetts and largest city in the state.

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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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He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, and English and holds a finance degree from Boston University.

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Companies including Tesla, Boston Dynamics and Agility Robotics have made advances tapping cutting-edge technology from the likes of Nvidia and Google.

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The Knicks' win streak had seen them pull level with Boston for second place in the East, but they slipped to third as the Celtics erased a 22-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 98-96.

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Kevin Durant scored 31 points for Houston, who slumped to another defeat one night after a lopsided loss to the Boston Celtics.

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At January’s conference, robots, including Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, a 6-foot-2-inch automaton weighing in at just under 200 pounds with a digital smiley face, were the stars.

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