Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan area (MSA) of Boston to that of the city's Combined Statistical Area which includes the metro areas of Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts.By contrast, the Metro Boston is usually reserved to signify the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, while "Greater Boston" usually at least overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. Greater Boston includes the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, home to over 4.4 million people, while the CSA is the nation's fifth largest and includes over 7.4 million people.
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| - Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan area (MSA) of Boston to that of the city's Combined Statistical Area which includes the metro areas of Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts.By contrast, the Metro Boston is usually reserved to signify the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, while "Greater Boston" usually at least overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. Greater Boston includes the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, home to over 4.4 million people, while the CSA is the nation's fifth largest and includes over 7.4 million people. It is also the 51st most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Boston contains more urbanized area than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. There are a decreasing number of working class communities within Greater Boston. The area features many universities. Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American history and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground, the site of the Boston Tea Party and that of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, the site of the Salem witch trials, and the Christian Science Mother Church. Former Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were born in Quincy, Massachusetts, as was John Hancock. Frederick Douglass began his career as an abolitionist in Boston. Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton. Malcolm X spent a significant part of his young adulthood in Roxbury, and joined the Nation of Islam while in prison in Charlestown. The National Archives has a regional center in Waltham. Phillips Academy, the country's premier prep school, is located in Andover, and boasts alumni as famous as former Chief Justice of the United States Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and former U.S. President George H. W. Bush. (en)
- Le Grand Boston (en anglais Greater Boston) est une région urbaine de l'État du Massachusetts au nord-est des États-Unis. Cette aire urbaine autour de Boston regroupe quelque 5,8 millions d'habitants. Elle regroupe plusieurs municipalités de l'agglomération bostonienne telles que Cambridge, Quincy, Newton. Le Grand Boston s'étend sur la côte Atlantique sur plusieurs kilomètres et fait partie de la mégalopole du BosWash. La principale partie se trouve dans le Massachusetts, mais la région s'étend aussi sur le New Hampshire voisin. Elle représente la principale région urbaine de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. (fr)
- 大波士顿是指马萨诸塞州紧靠波士顿的地区。都会区总人口约440万，列美国第11位。 (zh)
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| - Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan area (MSA) of Boston to that of the city's Combined Statistical Area which includes the metro areas of Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts.By contrast, the Metro Boston is usually reserved to signify the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, while "Greater Boston" usually at least overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. Greater Boston includes the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, home to over 4.4 million people, while the CSA is the nation's fifth largest and includes over 7.4 million people. (en)
- Le Grand Boston (en anglais Greater Boston) est une région urbaine de l'État du Massachusetts au nord-est des États-Unis. (fr)
- 大波士顿是指马萨诸塞州紧� 波士顿的地区。都会区总人口约440万，列美国第11位。 (zh)
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- 大波士顿 (zh)
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