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Bos·ton | \ ˈbȯ-stən 
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\Definition of Boston
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a variation of whist played with two decks of cards
2
[Boston, Massachusetts] : a dance somewhat like a waltz
Boston
geographical nameBos·ton | \ ˈbȯ-stən \
\Definition of Boston (Entry 2 of 2)
1 city, port on Massachusetts Bay, and capital of Massachusetts population 617,594
2 port in Parts of Holland, Lincolnshire, eastern England population 52,600
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Bostonian \ bȯ-ˈstō-nē-ən , -nyən \ adjective or noun
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The first known use of Boston was in 1800
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