bostonian

noun (a Bostonian, Bostonians); adjective (Bostonian)

«bostonian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A person who comes from or lives in Boston, a big city in Massachusetts, USA. tree →
(adjective) Having to do with Boston or its people, such as the Boston accent. tree →

In the lessons

In US history lessons, Bostonians took part in the Boston Tea Party (1773) before the American Revolution. A Bostonian accent often drops the «r» sounds: «pahk the cah».

Examples

My pen pal is a Bostonian. tree →
Bostonians love their baseball team, the Red Sox. tree →
The Bostonian accent is easy to recognise. tree →
Angry Bostonians threw tea into the harbour. tree →
She is a proud Bostonian. tree →

Note

Written with a capital B. Boston is also a small town in Lincolnshire, England, after which the US city was named.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bostonian» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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