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Bostonian [baw-stoh-nee-uh n, bo-stoh-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- of, relating to, or typical of Boston, Mass., or its residents: a Bostonian childhood; Bostonian reserve.
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Boston, Mass.
Origin of Bostonian First recorded in 1675–85; Boston + -ian Examples from the Web for bostonian Historical Examples of bostonian
With such standards, the Bostonian could not but develop a double nature.
Henry Adams
Adams, too, was Bostonian, and the Bostonian’s uncertainty of attitude was as natural to him as to Lodge.
Henry Adams
And William Sturgis—the young Bostonian who lived with us for so many years?
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“I wish I had brought some with me,” said the Bostonian seriously.
Horatio Alger
He was a Bostonian converted to New York; a very special type.
Henry James