Bostonese

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noun

Bos·​ton·​ese

¦bȯ-stə-¦nēz,

-¦nēs sometimes ¦bä-;

rapidly sometimes -sə-¦nē-

plural Bostonese

1

plural in construction , dated : natives or inhabitants of Boston

2

: the speech of Boston and the immediately surrounding region marked by certain features (such as the use of \ȧ\ for the a in ask) that set it off sharply from most other speech patterns of the U.S.

Bostonese

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adjective

Bos·​ton·​ese

¦bȯ-stə-¦nēz,

-¦nēs sometimes ¦bä-;

rapidly sometimes -sə-¦nē-

dated

: a native or resident of Boston, Massachusetts : bostonian

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