Boston (disambiguation)

Boston (disambiguation)

Boston, Massachusetts is the state capital of Massachusetts in the United States.

Boston may also refer to:

Places

;United Kingdom
*Boston, Lincolnshire - the town after which Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. was named
**Boston (borough), Lincolnshire
**Boston Spa (Thorp Spa), West Yorkshire;Canada
*Boston, Ontario;Ireland
*Boston, County Clare;Philippines
*Boston, Davao Oriental;South Africa
*Boston, KwaZulu-Natal;United States
*Greater Boston, Massachusetts
*Boston, Georgia
*Boston, Indiana
*Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana
*Boston, Kentucky
*Boston, Louisville, Kentucky
*Boston, Missouri
*Boston, New York
*Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
*Boston, Pennsylvania, part of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
*Boston, Texas
*Boston Township, Michigan
*The Boston Mountains in Arkansas and Oklahoma
*South Boston, Virginia

Music

*Boston (band)
**"Boston" (album), their debut album
*Boston (dance), a number of waltz-type dances
*"Boston" (song), a song by Augustana
*Boston, a brand of piano designed by Steinway & Sons

Education

;Boston, Massachusetts, USA
*Boston College ("B.C."), a private, Catholic research university (14,000 students)
*Boston College High School ("B.C. High"), a private, Catholic preparatory school
*Boston Conservatory, a music conservatory
*Boston University ("B.U."), a private research university (27,000 students)
*The Art Institute of Boston
*The Boston Architectural College
*University of Massachusetts Boston ("UMass Boston"), a public university (12,000 students);Boston, Lincolnshire, UK
*Boston College, Lincolnshire
*Boston Grammar School, a selective state school in England
*Boston High School, a selective state school in England

People with the family name Boston

*Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
*David Boston, American football player
*Daryl Boston, American baseball playerErnest S. B. Boston, American chemist, artist and writer
*Rachel Boston, American model and actress
*Ralph Boston, American track and field athlete
*Richard Boston, British journalist and writer
*Rob Boston, author, advocate of church-state separation

Companies

*Boston Pizza, a Canadian pizza chain. Own's Boston's of America.
*Boston Market, an American fast-casual restaurant chain.
*Boston Store, a department store chain, also the name of other defunct stores.

hips and airplanes

*A-20 Boston, a WWII-era light bomber and attack aircraft.
*USS "Boston", any of a number of U.S. Navy ships with this name.

Other

*Boston (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear made by Ty, Inc. in 2003 in honor of the city of Boston
*Eight Ball or "Boston", a pocket billiards game.
*Boston, winning or bidding to win every trick in a round of Bid whist
*Boston Camera, a type of camera
*Boston cream pie, a cream filled desert.
*Boston (Hasidic dynasty), a Hasidic dynasty founded in Boston in the early 20th century
*Boston (horse), American racehorse
*Boston terrier, a breed of domestic dog

ee also

*Bostonian
*New Boston
*lookfrom|Boston


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