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Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party proper noun: a political protest that took place in Boston Harbour in 1773, in which demonstrators, in defiance of the Tea Act, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.

Proper noun

Boston Tea Party

  1. (historical) A political protest that took place in Boston Harbour in 1773, in which demonstrators, in defiance of the Tea Act, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company

Questions about Boston Tea Party

What does Boston Tea Party mean?
Boston Tea Party means a political protest that took place in Boston Harbour in 1773, in which demonstrators, in defiance of the Tea Act, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.
What part of speech is Boston Tea Party?
Boston Tea Party is a proper noun.

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