1. (n.)Boston the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 558,394.
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Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts statecapital and largest city of Massachusetts; a majorcenter for banking and financial services
Definition of 'Boston'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Boston a game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston, Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the Frencharmy in America during the Revolutionary war
2. Boston on Massachusetts Bay, is the capital of Massachusetts and the chiefcity of New England, one of the best-built and best-appointed cities of the Union. With an excellent harbour and eightconverging railways it is an emporium of trade, and very wealthy. Sugar, wool, hides, and chemicals are imported; farm produce, cattle, cotton, and tobacco exported; boot and shoemaking is one of many varied industries. The many educational institutions and its interest in literature and art have won for it the title of AmericanAthens. Among famous natives were Franklin, Poe, and Emerson; while most American men of lettershave been associated with it. The Boston riots of 1770 and 1773 were the heralds of the revolution, and the firstbattle was fought at Bunker Hill, not far off, now included in it.
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