Bostonian

[ baw-stoh-nee-uhn, bo-stoh- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents:

   a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Boston, Mass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bostonian¹

First recorded in 1675–85; Boston + -ian

Example Sentences

Although she was not present at Douglass’s maiden appearance on Nantucket, Maria Weston Chapman, the beautiful, wealthy Bostonian from a prominent abolitionist family, would manage much of Douglass’s new career.

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Franklin kept his counsel, and a duel took place between Whately's brother and a Bostonian who was suspected of stealing them.

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General Gage, perceiving him through his telescope, asked a Bostonian who he was, and whether he would fight.

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Take orders in your district for nationally known Bostonian Shirts.

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Even the unaccustomed heat would seem comfortable to a Bostonian of to-day.

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Knox, the sole Bostonian on Washington's staff, commanded the artillery throughout the war.

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