Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/ (help·info)) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The city is located in Suffolk County Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the entire New England region. The city, which had an estimated population of 590,763 in 2006, lies at the center of the Cambridge–Boston-Quincy metropolitan area—the 11th-largest metropolitan area (5th largest CSA) in the U.S., with a population of 4.4 million. Residents of Boston are referred to as Bostonians.
波士頓（英語：Boston）是美國麻薩諸塞州的首府和最大城市，也是新英格蘭地區的最大城市。該市位於美國東北部大西洋沿岸，創建於1630年，是美國最古老、最有文化價值的城市之一。波士頓是美國革命期間一些重要事件的發生地點，曾經是一個重要的航運港口和製造業中心。今天，該市是高等教育和醫療保健的中心，它的經濟基礎是科研、金融與技術—特別是生物工程，並被認為是一個全球性城市或世界性城市。 |
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