Boston [ baw -stuh n, bos -tuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
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 Over time our Boston rendezvous turned into weekends at his apartment.
Some, including a day-care center in suburban Boston and a specialized manufacturer outside Detroit, are being purchased or transferred to new management, according to court filings.
I line them up on a slice of toasted bread and then build the sandwich up from there with Boston lettuce and extra crispy bacon.
The championship-winning 2007-08 team had only 50 percent of its minutes and 49 percent of its RAPTOR wins above replacement in common with the bad 2006-07 roster, which helps explain Boston ’s sudden rise.
For instance, Boston and Indianapolis told us they spent about the same amount of money — around $13 million — in the 10-year period we looked at.
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 .
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston , and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
John Collins Warren, a distinguished Boston physician, died, aged 77.
John Pickering, an eminent American philologist, died at Boston , aged 60.
His mind had gone back to the time when he and Guilford had so nearly faced death in among the Boston mountains.
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British Dictionary definitions for Boston (1 of 2)
noun
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)
noun
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
notes for Boston Boston is often called “the Hub” for “Hub of the Universe,” or “Beantown” after Boston baked beans.
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