boston

Other forms of boston

plural

bostons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boston

What does boston mean?

boston means "state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services".

How many syllables are in boston?

boston has 2 syllables: bo-ston. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˈbɑstən/.

What is another word for boston?

Close synonyms include Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boston a common word?

boston is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.