Beantown
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Beantown is a popular nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, often used in informal and cultural references to the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beantown canonical | 5 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city nickname
ⓘ
colloquial name ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Boston ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Boston
|
| appliesToEntityType | city ⓘ |
| associatedWithFood | Boston baked beans ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | New England ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category | Nicknames of cities in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denotes | major city in New England ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConnotation | historic Boston identity ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | baked beans associated with Boston ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | popular nickname ⓘ |
| notOfficialNameOf |
Government of the City of Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston city government
|
| refersTo |
Boston
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| register | informal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
nickname "City on a Hill"
ⓘ
nickname "The Hub" ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | modern era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural reference
ⓘ
informal name ⓘ |
| usedBy |
locals
ⓘ
media ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| usedIn |
popular culture
ⓘ
sports commentary ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boston