Bostonian

English

Etymology

From Boston +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒsˈtəʊniən/
• Rhymes: -əʊniən

Noun

Bostonian (plural Bostonians)

1. 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.

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

Translations

person from Boston

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波士顿式 (Bōshìdùn shì)

• Czech: Bostoňan m
• French: Bostonien (fr)
• German: Bostoner (de) m
• Greek: Βοστωνικός (Vostonikós), βοστωνικός (vostonikós), Βοστωνική (Vostonikí)
• Marathi: बॉस्टनकर m (bŏsṭankar)
• Polish: bostończyk (pl) m, bostonka (pl) f
• Russian: Босто́нский (Bostónskij)
• Spanish: Bostoniano

Adjective

Bostonian

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

Translations

• Belarusian: бастонскі (bastónski)
• Bulgarian: бостънски (bostǎnski)
• Czech: bostonský
• French: bostonien (fr)
• Italian: bostoniano
• Polish: bostoński (pl)
• Russian: бостонский (ru) (bostonskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: bostonski (sh)
• Slovak: bostonský (sk)
• Slovene: bostonski
• Spanish: bostoniano (es)
• Ukrainian: бостонський (bostonsʹkyj)

Anagrams

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