Definitions

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  • noun A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • adjective Related to, characteristic of, or residing in Boston.

Etymologies

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From Boston +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • Elizabeth Warren has done all that, and has done as much to earn the title Bostonian of the Year as has anyone who was born and raised in Oklahoma.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • I would like to bristle at being called a Bostonian, if I could always remember to.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Names for Inhabitants: 2007

  • You might want to clear that up if you are considering an international audience - call her Bostonian at some point, or something similar.

    HH Com 128 Miss Snark 2006

  • Or is it an idiosyncrisy like the Kennedys and their "Bostonian" accent which is nothing of the sort?

    On Sarah Palin avoiding interviews for now... and the dumbest things Obama and McCain have said. Ann Althouse 2008

  • Just wondering if the "Bostonian" with a comfortable house and library did not consider the "twin" factor, and decided the libra could be best completed as a menage a trois :-D

    Fishy: Strangest Translation Inquiry of the Year Judy 2008

  • My dad told me the worst swear word you could possibly say was "Bostonian".

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • The sailor, who was a "Bostonian," an inheritance with the ship, opened his mouth in favor of the unfortunate professor, but like his mates, he stood in much awe of a master whose indulgence demanded implicit obedience in return.

    Rezánov 1906

  • Englander ( "Bostonian"), and the French Canadian traders at various rendezvous on Lake Winnipeg and its tributary lakes and rivers.

    Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892

  • Whatever lingering doubt of me he may have had, with reference to Boston, seemed to satisfy itself when several years afterwards he happened to speak of a certain character in an early novel of mine, who was not quite the kind of Bostonian one could wish to be.

    Literary Friends and Acquaintance; a Personal Retrospect of American Authorship William Dean Howells 1878

  • Schilling, NAHMIE, and Flutie are as "Bostonian" or Massachusetts, as Joan Rivers is a true blonde.

    Home/News 2010

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