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.

North Station → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
North Station → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Littleton → locatedNorthwestOf → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Littleton, Massachusetts
Littleton → isSuburbOf → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: Littleton, Massachusetts
CharlieCard → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Route 2 (Massachusetts) → passesThrough → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Crispus Attucks → placeOfDeath → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Boston’s North Station (via Fitchburg Line) → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston’s North Station (via Fitchburg Line) → servesArea → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston downtown
Boston Symphony Orchestra → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Symphony Orchestra → basedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Boston Symphony Orchestra → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Siege of Boston → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Boston campaign → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives → seatCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Horticultural Society → formerLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Mary Baker Eddy → residence → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Harriet Jacobs → residence → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Conley Terminal → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Hancock → deathPlace → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject surface form: John Hancock
Essays to Do Good → placeOfPublication → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
RSN → associatedWithCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
New England Aquarium → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
New England Aquarium → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Sullivan & Worcester → headquartersLocation → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Sullivan & Worcester → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Sullivan & Worcester → hasOfficeIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Sons of Liberty → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Increase Mather → deathPlace → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Increase Mather → residence → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1915 World Series → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
2007 World Series → game1City → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
2007 World Series → game2City → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
TD Garden → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
TD Garden → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Chelsea Creek → flowsThrough → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Chelsea Creek → hasJurisdiction → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Boston
Autoport → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Bobby Brown → placeOfBirth → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts Eye and Ear → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Faneuil Hall → location → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Faneuil Hall → governingBody → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Boston
The Wall → locatedInCity → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Joslin Diabetes Center → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Harvard School of Dental Medicine → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Harvard School of Dental Medicine → city → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Riverway → locatedIn → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston
Ralph Waldo Emerson → placeOfBirth → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Kennedy family → originRegion → Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ