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Noun: Boston  bós-tun
  1. State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major centre for banking and financial services
    - Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts

Type of: state capital

Part of: Bay State, MA, Mass., Massachusetts, Old Colony

Encyclopedia: Boston, Paul