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Noun

1. bean town, beantown, boston, capital of massachusetts, hub of the universe

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boston

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noun
1. 
a card game for four, played with two packs
2. mainly US
a slow gliding dance, a variation of the waltz
noun
1. 
a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital. Pop: 581 616 (2003 est)
2. 
a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire. Pop: 35 124 (2001)

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Boston

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cap. of Mass.; seaport on an arm (Boston Bay) of Massachusetts Bay: pop. 589,000
noun
US
a kind of waltz

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Boston

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The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, in the eastern part of the state on an inlet of Massachusetts Bay. Founded in the 17th century, it was a leading center of agitation against England in the 18th century and a stronghold of abolitionist thought in the 19th century. Today it is a major commercial, financial, and educational hub.

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