"Bostonite" meaning in English

See Bostonite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Boston + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Boston|ite}} Boston + -ite Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Bostonite (not comparable)
  1. Bostonian: of, from, or pertaining to Boston. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Bostonite-en-adj-gdkLxb6N

Noun

Forms: Bostonites [plural]
Etymology: Boston + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Boston|ite}} Boston + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bostonite (plural Bostonites)
  1. (uncountable) A fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock, which consists essentially of alkali-feldspar. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rocks
    Sense id: en-Bostonite-en-noun-xo5W~CYT Disambiguation of Rocks: 5 50 45
  2. A Bostonian: a person who lives in or comes from Boston. Categories (topical): Rocks
    Sense id: en-Bostonite-en-noun-fq2iVXaa Disambiguation of Rocks: 5 50 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 25 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 8 30 62

Inflected forms

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