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Boston

noun Bos·ton \ ˈbȯs-tən \

Definition of Boston

1 : a variation of whist played with two decks of cards
2
[Boston, Mass.]
: a dance somewhat like a waltz

Origin and Etymology of boston

French, from Boston, Massachusetts

Boston

geographical name Bos·ton \ ˈbȯ-stən \

Definition of Boston

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

play \bȯ-ˈstō-nē-ən, -nyən\ adjective or noun

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