Quincy

American  

[kwin-zee, -see, kwin-see] / ˈkwɪn zi, -si, ˈkwɪn si /

noun

1. Josiah, 1744–75, American patriot and writer.

2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. a city in W Illinois, on the Mississippi.

4. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

Claude James Jr., a behavioral specialist at a Boston high school, said the rent for the one-bedroom apartment he shares with his fiancée in suburban Quincy, Mass., eats up half of his monthly net income.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The exercise marks BRICS's increased emphasis on security issues, said Sarang Shidore, director of the Global South Programme at the US-based Quincy Institute.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Meadow Valley’s population was 500, and the big town was nearby Quincy, the county seat, with about 5,000 residents, but it still had an orchestra and she and her husband were both members.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Lester had been assigned to the CHP’s Central Division but briefly was moved to Quincy, according to the CHP office there.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Quincy was squawking about me doing ’zactly what she told me to do.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles