hub of the universe

1. 1.

   state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

   SynonymsBostonBean TownBeantowncapital of Massachusetts

   Broaderstate capital

   Part ofMassachusetts

   PartsCharlestown Navy YardBoston HarborBeacon HillCharlestown

Questions about hub of the universe

What does hub of the universe mean?

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

What is another word for hub of the universe?

Close synonyms include Boston, 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 hub of the universe a common word?

hub of the universe is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.