boston

Noun
  1. State capital and largest city of Massachusetts;
    A major center for banking and financial services (synset 109118343)
    domain member region: battle of bunker hill, bunker hill - the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces
    is an instance of: state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
    has:
    • charlestown navy yard - the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
    • boston harbor - the seaport at Boston
    • beacon hill - a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
    • charlestown - a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
    is a part of: bay state, ma, mass., massachusetts, old colony - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
    same as: bean town, beantown, capital of massachusetts, hub of the universe

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