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beantown

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I had an hour plus commute living outside of Beantown when I first got out of college.

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(US) Nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts

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noun

(US) Nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beantown.

noun

(US) Nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts

Example sentences

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I had an hour plus commute living outside of Beantown when I first got out of college.

2

Excavation projects are famously successful in Boston, so the Google Fiber people are probably chomping at the bit to get their shovels in Beantown dirt.

3

If traffic is your Kryptonite, beantown is worse in some dimensions.

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Consider the situation: imagine if you had a company making ok profit, with 50 Engineers in Beantown.

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Consumer plays are hard in general, but particularly difficult in Beantown.

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I was born in Beantown and remember the site before construction (“Scollay Square”) as being pretty seedy and a place to avoid (still least for an eight year old).

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My gut says that it may have been better to stay in Boston and be (for all I know) the only men's apparel company in Beantown; the East Coast AA.

Quote examples

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I was born in Beantown and remember the site before construction (“Scollay Square”) as being pretty seedy and a place to avoid (still least for an eight year old).

Proper noun examples

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Consider the situation: imagine if you had a company making ok profit, with 50 Engineers in Beantown.

2

Consumer plays are hard in general, but particularly difficult in Beantown.

3

My gut says that it may have been better to stay in Boston and be (for all I know) the only men's apparel company in Beantown; the East Coast AA.

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How do you use beantown in a sentence?

I had an hour plus commute living outside of Beantown when I first got out of college.

What does beantown mean?

(US) Nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts

What part of speech is beantown?

beantown is commonly used as noun.