Bostonian
English
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editBostonian (plural Bostonians)
- A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Synonyms: Bostoner, Bostonite, Hubbite (informal); bean-eater (dated, informal)
- Hyponym: Boston Brahmin
- Bostonians eagerly await the arrival of spring after a long, cold, snowy winter.
- 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 61:
- Single-sex clusters of Bostonians made their boisterous way through the streets, hoping to collide with their opposite numbers.
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Adjective
editBostonian
- Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston.
- Bostonian fashions are reserved, even dull, when compared to California style.
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