"Boston" meaning in Portuguese

See Boston in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɔs.tõ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɔs.tõ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɔʃ.tõ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈbɔʃ.tɔn/ [Portugal] Forms: bostoniano [demonym]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Boston. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|Boston}} Unadapted borrowing from English Boston Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|f|dem=bostoniano}} Boston f (demonym bostoniano)
  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, the informal capital of New England, and the county seat of Suffolk County) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Massachusetts, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States
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