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Boston Brahmins

Boston Brahmins is the plural of Boston Brahmin.

Meaning of Boston Brahmin

Noun

Boston Brahmin (plural Boston Brahmins)

  1. A person of high social standing who is a member of a wealthy, influential family with a lengthy history of residence in or near the city of Boston, USA.
    • Edward C. Johnson III is the very model of a Boston Brahmin billionaire—a pillar of Yankee discretion and probity.2005 August 10, Steven Pearlstein, “A Boston Brahmin's Brawls With Donaldson”, in Washington Post, page D01
    Synonyms:
    Brahmin

Noun capitalized: Boston brahmins

Boston brahmins

  1. (plural) plural of Boston brahmin

Questions about Boston Brahmins

What is Boston Brahmins the plural of?
Boston Brahmins is the plural of Boston Brahmin.
What part of speech is Boston Brahmins?
Boston Brahmins is a noun.

Words near Boston Brahmins in the dictionary

  1. Boston Bar
  2. boston bean
  3. boston beans
  4. Boston brace
  5. Boston Brahmin
  6. Boston Brahmins
  7. Boston brown bread
  8. Boston brown breads
  9. Boston bun
  10. Boston buns
  11. Boston butt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Boston Brahmins (page history and authors); Boston brahmins (page history and authors); Boston Brahmin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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