Boston, Massachusetts

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city state capital

Boston, Massachusetts is a historic New England city and the capital of Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in the American Revolution, prestigious universities, and cultural and economic influence.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Boston 2,140
Boston, Massachusetts canonical 1,665
Boston, Massachusetts, United States 582

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
state capital ⓘ
borderedBy Brookline ⓘ
surface form: Brookline, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
Chelsea, Massachusetts ⓘ
Quincy ⓘ
surface form: Quincy, Massachusetts

Somerville, Massachusetts ⓘ
capitalOf Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ
event Boston Massacre ⓘ
Boston Tea Party ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
foundedBy Puritan settlers from England ⓘ
foundedIn 1630 ⓘ
governedBy Mayor–Council government system ⓘ
hasAirport Logan International Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ
Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ
hasHistoricSite Bunker Hill Monument ⓘ
Faneuil Hall ⓘ
Old North Church ⓘ
Old State House ⓘ
hasNickname Beantown ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: The Cradle of Liberty

The Hub ⓘ
hasPort Port of Boston ⓘ
hasSportsTeam Boston Bruins ⓘ
Boston Celtics ⓘ
Boston Red Sox ⓘ
New England Patriots ⓘ
surface form: New England Patriots (plays in nearby Foxborough)
hasSportsVenue Fenway Park ⓘ
TD Garden ⓘ
hasTransitSystem MBTA ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
hasUniversity Boston College (in the Boston metropolitan area) ⓘ
Boston University ⓘ
Northeastern University ⓘ
knownFor cultural institutions and museums ⓘ
financial and innovation sectors ⓘ
historic Freedom Trail ⓘ
medical and biotech research ⓘ
prestigious universities and colleges ⓘ
role in the American Revolution ⓘ
sports teams and passionate fan base ⓘ
locatedIn Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic coast ⓘ
majorEvent Boston Marathon ⓘ
majorIndustry finance and insurance ⓘ
healthcare and biotechnology ⓘ
higher education ⓘ
technology and innovation ⓘ
metropolitanAreaPopulation over 4,800,000 (Greater Boston, early 2020s) ⓘ
namedAfter Boston, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ
nearUniversity Harvard University ⓘ
surface form: Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
officialLanguageStatus English is the predominant language ⓘ
partOf Greater Boston ⓘ
surface form: Greater Boston metropolitan area
population approximately 650,000 (city proper, early 2020s) ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
state Massachusetts ⓘ
traversedByRiver Charles River ⓘ

Referenced by (4,726)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences → foundingLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Everett, Massachusetts, United States → locatedNorthOf → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Everett, Massachusetts
Everett, Massachusetts, United States → borderedBy → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Everett, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States → locatedNear → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States → isSuburbOf → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Belmont, Massachusetts
Massachusetts → capital → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Massachusetts → largestCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Massachusetts → contains → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Cambridge, Massachusetts → adjacentTo → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Cambridge, Massachusetts → borderedBy → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Greater Boston → centeredOn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Greater Boston → hasCoreCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Greater Boston → largestCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
William Barton Rogers → workLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
William Barton Rogers → placeOfDeath → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
William Barton Rogers → residence → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
MBTA Fitchburg Line → serves → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Edward M. Kennedy → placeOfBirth → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Tea Party → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Red Sox → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Red Sox → basedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Boston Celtics → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Boston Celtics → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Newton → locatedNear → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Newton, Massachusetts
Newton → adjacentTo → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Newton, Massachusetts
Chelsea → locatedNear → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea → borderedBy → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Chelsea, Massachusetts
Washington Commanders → originalLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone → includesMajorCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Massachusetts colonial legislature → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Massachusetts colonial legislature → capital → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Longwood Medical Area → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Longwood Medical Area → governedBy → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony → capital → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony → majorPort → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Mystic River → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
New England → largestCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
New England → majorCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
New England → capitalCityOfStateInRegion → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
The Atlantic Monthly → headquartersLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Paul G. Kirk → workLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Sununu → placeOfBirth → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: John E. Sununu
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → locatedAcrossFrom → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → laterBecamePartOf → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Boston
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → linkedByFerryTo → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston (in colonial period)
Massachusetts General Court → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Bruins → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Bruins → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Boston Bruins → abbreviation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: BOS
Mount Auburn Cemetery → near → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ