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Bostonian

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Bos·ton  (bôstn, bstn)
The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, in the eastern part of the state on Boston Bay, an arm of Massachusetts Bay. Founded in the 17th century, it was a leading center of agitation against England in the 18th century and a stronghold of abolitionist thought in the 19th century. Today it is a major commercial, financial, and educational hub. Population: 591,000.
Bos·toni·an (bô-stn-n, bs-) adj. & n.
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Noun1.BostonianBostonian - a native or resident of Boston      
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States


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But it seems as if I couldn't help taking a peep now and then, in advance--with a Bostonian.
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Fortunately, there came, in almost the same mail with Bell's letter, another letter from a young Bostonian named Francis Blake, with the good news that he had invented a transmitter as satisfactory as Edison's, and that he would prefer to sell it for stock instead of cash.
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And therefore if I were a Bostonian, I think I would be a Transcendentalist.
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