Boston (disambiguation)
Appearance
Boston is the state capital of Massachusetts in the United States.
Boston may also refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
- Boston, Lincolnshire, a town on the east coast of England
- Boston (borough), a local government district of Lincolnshire, England
- Boston Lodge, the works of the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales
- Boston Manor, London, England
- Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, England
- Boston Manor tube station, a station on the Piccadilly line, formerly the District line
United States
- Greater Boston, a conurbation centered on Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston, Alabama, a former name of West Greene
- Boston Mountains, in Arkansas and Oklahoma
- Boston Ravine, California
- Boston, Georgia
- Boston, Indiana
- Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana
- Boston, Kentucky
- Boston, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
- Boston Township, Michigan
- Boston, Missouri
- Boston, New York
- Boston, Belmont County, Ohio
- Boston, Highland County, Ohio
- Boston, Licking County, Ohio
- Boston, Summit County, Ohio
- Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
- Boston, Pennsylvania
- Boston, Texas
- Boston Corner, New York
- South Boston, Virginia
- Boston, Accomack County, Virginia
- Boston, Culpeper County, Virginia
Canada
- Boston Bar, British Columbia, a community and gold-bearing bar of the same name in the Fraser Canyon
- Boston Mills, Ontario
- Boston, Ontario, in Norfolk County
- Boston Township, Ontario
Other places
- Boston, County Clare, Ireland
- Boston, County Laois, a townland in County Laois, Ireland
- Boston, Suriname
- Boston, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Boston, Davao Oriental, Philippines
- Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands, also known as Boston
- Boston, Belize, a village in the Belize District
- Boston, South Australia, a locality on Eyre Peninsula
Animals
- Boston (horse), American racehorse
- Boston terrier, a breed of domestic dog
Organizations
- Boston Acoustics, a manufacturer of home and mobile audio equipment
- Boston Market, an American fast-casual restaurant chain
- Boston Pizza, a Canadian pizza chain, owner of Boston's of America
- Boston Store, a department store chain, also the name of other defunct stores
- Old Mr. Boston (later Mr. Boston, then just "Boston"), a defunct distillery
Education
United Kingdom
- Boston College (England)
- Boston Grammar School, a state school in England
- Boston High School, a state school in England
United States
- Boston Baptist College, a Baptist bible college in Milton, Massachusetts
- Boston College, a private Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Boston College High School, a private Catholic preparatory school
- Boston Conservatory, a music conservatory
- Boston University, a private secular university
- University of Massachusetts Boston, a public university in the University of Massachusetts system
- Urban College of Boston, a junior college
Music
- Boston (band)
- Boston (album), their debut album
- Boston (dance), a number of waltz-type dances
- "Boston" (song), a song by Augustana
- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Boston Musical Instrument Company
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Boston, a brand of piano designed by Steinway & Sons
Ships and airplanes
- A-20 Boston, a WW II-era light bomber and night fighter made by the Douglas Aircraft Company
- Boston (ship), a vessel in the marine fur trade off British Columbia, captured and destroyed in 1803; see List of historical ships in British Columbia
- SS City of Boston, an ocean liner which disappeared without a trace in 1870
- USS Boston, several U.S. Navy ships
Sports and games
- Boston (card game), an 18th-century card game
- Boston Bears (AFL), team that competed in AFL III in 1940
- Boston Bruins, oldest NHL team in the US, third oldest team in the NHL, overall (one of the original six, est. 1924)
- Boston Bulldogs (AFL), team that competed in AFL I in 1926
- Boston Celtics, a professional basketball team, competing in NBA
- Boston City League, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts
- Boston Red Sox, a Major League Baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston Shamrocks (AFL), team that won the AFL II championship in 1936
- Boston Marathon, world's oldest annual marathon
- Boston United, a Conference North football team based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
- Eight Ball or "Boston", a pocket billiards game
- Boston Yanks
- Portland Breakers, originally Boston Breakers
- Washington Redskins, current NFL member that evolved from Boston Braves/Redskins
- Boston Patriots, member of AFL IV (1960-1969) that currently competes in the National Football League as the New England Patriots
- Boston, winning or bidding to win every trick in a round of Bid whist
- Greater Boston League, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts
People
- Boston (surname)
- Boston Charley, a warrior in the Modoc War of 1872
- Boston Corbett (Thomas "Boston" Corbett 1832–presumed dead 1894), the Union soldier who shot Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth
- Bill Rodgers (athlete), nickname "Boston Billy", four-time winner of the Boston Marathon
Other uses
- Boston (Hasidic dynasty), a Hasidic dynasty founded in Boston in the early 20th century
- Boston (novel), a 1928 work by Upton Sinclair
- Boston Blackie, a fictional character in literature, films, radio and television
- Boston Camera, a type of camera
- Boston Post Road, a system of mail-delivery routes established in colonial times
- "Boston", an unaired episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Boston, the Microsoft pre-release codename for Microsoft Visual Studio 97
- "Boston the Bear", a geographic Beanie Baby honoring the city of Boston
- "Boston Brand", real name of the comics character Deadman