Bostonian

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/bɒsˈtəʊniən/

noun

A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Bostonian fashions are reserved, even dull, when compared to California style.”

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Meanings

nounBostonian (plural Bostonians)

plural Bostonians

  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.

    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: Bostoner, Bostonite, Hubbite, bean-eater

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Similar
BostonerBostoniteHubbitebean-eater
Also see
bostonerbostonitehubbite

Origin

From Boston + -ian.

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Translations

Bulgarian бостънски
  • бостънски (bostănski)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 波士顿式
  • 波士顿式 (Bōshìdùn shì)person from Boston
Czech Bostoňan, bostonský
  • Bostoňanperson from Boston
  • bostonskýTranslations
French Bostonien, bostonien
  • Bostonienperson from Boston
  • bostonienTranslations
German Bostoner
  • Bostonerperson from Boston
Greek Βοστωνικός, βοστωνικός
  • Βοστωνικός (Vostonikós)person from Boston
  • βοστωνικός (vostonikós)person from Boston
  • Βοστωνική (Vostonikí)person from Boston
Italian bostoniano
  • bostonianoTranslations
Polish bostończyk, bostonka
  • bostończykperson from Boston
  • bostonkaperson from Boston
  • bostońskiTranslations
Russian Босто́нский, бостонский
  • Босто́нский (Bostónskij)person from Boston
  • бостонский (bostonskij)Translations
Slovak bostonský
  • bostonskýTranslations
Spanish Bostoniano, bostoniano
  • Bostonianoperson from Boston
  • bostonianoTranslations
Ukrainian бостонський
  • бостонський (bostonsʹkyj)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Bostonian

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Bostonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bostonian

MLA

“Bostonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bostonian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bostonian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bostonian.

Source: Bostonian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.