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Bostonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /bɒsˈtəʊniən/

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

  1. Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Bostonian fashions are reserved, even dull, when compared to California style.
  2. 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

  • /bɒsˈtəʊniən/

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

  1. 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:
  2. A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Forms

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Bostonians Number=Plur lexicographic

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)