BOSTON MASSACRE

Meaning of BOSTON MASSACRE in English

Amer. Hist.

a riot in Boston (March 5, 1770) arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed several persons.

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BOSTON MASSACRE — Skirmish on March 5, 1770, between British troops and a crowd in Boston. After provocation by the colonists, British soldiers …
Английский словарь Британика
BOSTON MASSACRE — event which occurred on the 5th of March 1770 in which young American Colonists taunted British troops and the British …
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BOSTON MASSACRE — (March 5, 1770), skirmish between British troops and a crowd in Boston, Mass., U.S. Widely publicized, it contributed to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOSTON MASSACRE — ˌBoston ˈMassacre, the BrE AmE one of the events that started the ↑ American Revolutionary War . In 1770 a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOSTON MASSACRE — Skirmish on March 5, 1770, between British troops and a crowd in Boston. After provocation by the colonists, British soldiers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOSTON MASSACRE — an incident on 5 March 1770 when British soldiers shot at American colonists and killed five of them. It was …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BOSTON MASSACRE — ист Бостонская резня Инцидент, усиливший антибританские настроения в колониях в преддверии Войны за независимость [Revolutionary War, War of Independence]. 5 марта 1770 …
BOSTON MASSACRE — Бостонская резня Инцидент, усиливший антибританские настроения в колониях в преддверии Войны за независимость [Revolutionary War, War of Independence]. 5 марта …
BOSTON — County: Lincolnshire Post Code: PE21
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BOSTON — I. noun Etymology: French, from ~, Mass. Date: 1800 a variation of whist played with two decks of cards, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MASSACRE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint …
Английский словарь Британика
BOSTON — I Seaport city (pop., 2000: 589,141), capital of Massachusetts, U.S. Located on Massachusetts Bay at the mouths of the Charles …
Английский словарь Британика
MASSACRE — I. ˈmasə̇kə(r), ˈmaas-, -sēk-, substand -səˌkrē transitive verb ( massacred ; massacred ; massacring -k(ə)riŋ, substand -səˌkrēiŋ ; massacres ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOSTON — I. ˈbȯstən sometimes ˈbäs-, rap. sometimes -s ə n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Boston, capital of Massachusetts : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASSACRE — (n.) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the …
Английский словарь Webster
BOSTON — (n.) A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said to be …
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MASSACRE — ( n. ) The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOSTON — ( n. ) A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; -- said …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSACRE — — massacrer /mas"euh kreuhr/ , n. /mas"euh keuhr/ , n. , v. , massacred, massacring . n. 1. the unnecessary, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOSTON — /baw"steuhn, bos"teuhn/ , n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 562,994. 2. ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOSTON — n. seaport and capital city of Massachusetts (USA)
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MASSACRE — I. ˈma-si-kər noun Etymology: Middle French Date: circa 1578 1. : the act or an instance of killing a number …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOSTON — I. ˈbȯs-tən noun Etymology: French, from Boston, Mass. Date: 1800 1. : a variation of whist played with two decks …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun murder. 2. massacre ·noun the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, …
Webster English vocab
BOSTON — noun a game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of fifty-two cards each; said to be …
Webster English vocab
BOSTON — ■ noun 1》 a card game resembling solo whist. 2》 a variation of the waltz or the two-step.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MASSACRE — [mas.sa.cre] n [MF] (ca. 1578) 1: the act or an instance of killing a number of usu. helpless or unresisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOSTON — [Bos.ton] n [F, fr. Boston, Mass.] (1800) 1: a variation of whist played with two decks of cards 2. [Boston, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOSTON — city, capital of the state of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASSACRE — massacre BrE AmE ˈmæs ək ə -ɪk- AmE \ - ə r ▷ massacre|d d ▷ massacre|s z ▷ massacring …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOSTON — Boston, b~ BrE AmE ˈbɒst ə n AmE ˈbɔːst- ˈbɑːst- ▶ ˌ Boston ˈ Tea ˌ Party BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MASSACRE — / ˈmæsəkə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ C , U ] 1. the killing of a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — I. mas ‧ sa ‧ cre 1 /ˈmæsəkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOSTON — Bos ‧ ton /ˈbɒst ə n $ ˈbɔːs-/ BrE AmE a city in Massachusetts on the Atlantic coast, the most …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASSACRE — n. & v. n. 1 a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASSACRE — n. & v. --n. 1. a general slaughter (of persons, occasionally of animals). 2 an utter defeat or destruction. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
MASSACRE — ( massacres, massacring, massacred) 1. A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASSACRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Virginia Tech Massacre, the COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE responsible ▪ He formerly commanded …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. Amritsar Massacre of Boston Massacre Gnadenhütten Massacre Katyn Massacre My Lai Massacre Nanjing Massacre Peterloo Massacre Saint Bartholomew's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOSTON — n. Boston Globe The Boston Massacre Boston Police Strike Boston Strangler Boston Tea Party Boston terrier
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOSTON — n. Seaport city (pop., 2000: 589,141), capital of Massachusetts, U.S. Located on Massachusetts Bay at the mouths of the Charles …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOSTON — Classification: City Located in: Massachusetts (MA) Total Population (2000): 589141 Total Housing Units (2000): 251935 Land Area (square meters): 125423183 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BOSTON — Classification: Town Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 177 Total Housing Units (2000): 70 Land Area (square meters): 546744 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BOSTON — Classification: City Located in: Georgia (GA) Total Population (2000): 1417 Total Housing Units (2000): 632 Land Area (square meters): 5771993 …
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MASSACRE — n. Function: noun the act or an instance of killing a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MASSACRE — I. verb Synonyms: slaughter 3, annihilate, decimate, exterminate, wipe (out) II. noun the act or an instance of killing a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MASSACRE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling ( esp. BrE ), bloody , brutal , terrible ▪ an appalling ~ of women and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MASSACRE — See ↑ KILL 3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ crush/slaughter/massacre/annihilate
Longman Activator English vocab
MASSACRE — n. 25B6; noun a cold-blooded massacre of innocent civilians : SLAUGHTER, wholesale/mass slaughter, indiscriminate killing, mass murder, mass execution, annihilation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOSTON — the capital and largest city in the US state of Massachusetts . It is a major port and cultural centre, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MASSACRE — n. 1 slaughter, slaughtering, carnage, annihilation, annihilating, blood bath, killing, execution, extermination, exterminating, butchery, butchering, (mass) murder, murdering, slaying, liquidation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MASSACRE — 1. сущ. резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre ≈ устраивать резню, бойню massacre of St. Bartholomew massacre …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOSTON — сущ. 1) (вальс-)бостон 2) карт. бостон (игра типа виста) (карточное) бостон бостон (вальс) boston карт. бостон ~ вальс бостон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOSTON — сущ.; геогр. г. Бостон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOSTON — Бостон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MASSACRE — Massacre
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
MASSACRE — massacre.ogg 1. ʹmæsəkə n 1. резня; избиение, бойня Massacre of the Innocents - библ. избиение младенцев 2. разг. поражение, разгром …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOSTON — n геогр. г. Бостон
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MASSACRE — massacre сущ.резня; бойня, избиение to carry out, perpetrate a massacre — устраивать резню, бойню - massacre of St. Bartholomew - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOSTON — сущ.1) (вальс-)бостон 2) карт. бостон (игра типа виста)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOSTON — сущ.; геогр.г. Бостон
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOSTON — (n) Бостон
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MASSACRE — 1. ʹmæsəkə n 1. резня; избиение, бойня Massacre of the Innocents - библ. избиение младенцев 2. разг. поражение, разгром what …
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