noun
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
• Syn: ↑Boston, ↑Hub of the Universe, ↑Bean Town, ↑Beantown
• Members of this Region: ↑Bunker Hill, ↑battle of Bunker Hill
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑state capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Massachusetts, ↑Bay State, ↑Old Colony, ↑MA
• Part Meronyms: ↑Charlestown Navy Yard, ↑Boston Harbor, ↑Beacon Hill, ↑Charlestown
Useful english dictionary. 2012.