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Bostonian en · ADJ
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English Boston
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Bostonian
From Boston + -ian.
Meanings
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Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston, Massachusetts.
Bostonian fashions are reserved, even dull, when compared to California style.
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Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Translations (12)
be бастонскі (Translations) · uk бостонський (Translations) · sl bostonski (Translations) · es bostoniano (Translations) · ru бостонский (Translations) · sk bostonský (Translations) · cs bostonský (Translations) · it bostoniano (Translations) · pl bostoński (Translations) · sh bostonski (Translations) · bg бостънски (Translations) · fr bostonien (Translations)
Bostonian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Boston
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Bostonian
From Boston + -ian.
Meanings
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A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Bostonians eagerly await the arrival of spring after a long, cold, snowy winter.
Single-sex clusters of Bostonians made their boisterous way through the streets, hoping to collide with their opposite numbers.
2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 61:
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A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Forms
Synonyms
Bostonite · Bostoner · bean-eater · Hubbite
Translations (12)
es Bostoniano (person from Boston) · cmn 波士顿式 (person from Boston) · pl bostończyk (person from Boston) · fr Bostonien (person from Boston) · el Βοστωνικός (person from Boston) · ru Босто́нский (person from Boston) · mr बॉस्टनकर (person from Boston) · el Βοστωνική (person from Boston) · de Bostoner (person from Boston) · pl bostonka (person from Boston) · el βοστωνικός (person from Boston) · cs Bostoňan (person from Boston)