SINCE 1828
Boston
noun
Bos·ton
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Definition of Boston
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a variation of whist played with two decks of cards
2
[ Boston, Mass. ]
: a dance somewhat like a waltz
Boston
geographical name
Bos·ton
| \ ˈbȯ-stən
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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
Other Words from Boston
Geographical name
Bostonian
\ bȯ-ˈstō-nē-ən
, -nyən \
adjective or noun
, -nyən \
adjective or noun
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