New Englanders
Boston area residents
People from New England—the northeastern United States comprising Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
The term carries connotations of a particular regional character: reserved, practical, historically rooted.
New Englanders are known for their directness.
The storm caught New Englanders off guard.
Observing autumn's colorful trees
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- apple pickingCollecting orchard fruit by hand
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
pumpkin patch · hayride · corn maze · harvest · cranberry bog · sweater weather · chilly · acorns
Large marine shellfish
- clambakeOutdoor seaside shellfish meal
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
- quahogHard-shelled edible clam
- codCold-water food fish
scallops · oysters · mussels · haddock · lobster roll · lobster pot · buoy · harbor
Plymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PlymouthEnglish port city
- Massachusetts BayHistoric colony and coastal waters
Salem witch trials · town meeting · meetinghouse · cobblestone · musket · minutemen · colonial architecture · Deerfield
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- reservedRestrained in manner
- frugalSparing with resources
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
practical · stubborn · resilient · thrifty · laconic · industrious · no-nonsense · weathered
Massachusetts capital resident
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
- MainePine Tree State
- dialectRegional language variety
pronunciation · vernacular · inflection · cadence · twang · brogue · speech · articulation
Northeastern coastal storm system
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- snowplowVehicle clearing frozen precipitation
- woodstoveEnclosed firebox for heating
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
skiing · snowshoe · frozen pond · frost · icicle · bundled · hearty · shoveling
Massachusetts town, 1775 battle
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- Bunker Hill1775 Massachusetts engagement
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
- minutemenInstant-ready colonial militia
Sons of Liberty · Boston Tea Party · independence · patriots · Continental Congress · Samuel Adams · John Adams · liberty
leaf peeping
Observing autumn's colorful trees
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- apple pickingCollecting orchard fruit by hand
- ciderPressed apple beverage
maple syrup · pumpkin patch · hayride · corn maze · harvest · cranberry bog · sweater weather · chilly · acorns · squash
lobster
Large marine shellfish
- clambakeOutdoor seaside shellfish meal
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
- quahogHard-shelled edible clam
cod · scallops · oysters · mussels · haddock · lobster roll · lobster pot · buoy · harbor · fishing
Pilgrims
Plymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- PlymouthEnglish port city
Massachusetts Bay · Salem witch trials · town meeting · meetinghouse · cobblestone · musket · minutemen · colonial architecture · Deerfield · stockade
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
self-reliant · practical · stubborn · resilient · thrifty · laconic · industrious · no-nonsense · weathered · independent
Bostonian
Massachusetts capital resident
dialect · pronunciation · vernacular · inflection · cadence · twang · brogue · speech · articulation · prosody
nor'easter
Northeastern coastal storm system
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- snowplowVehicle clearing frozen precipitation
- woodstoveEnclosed firebox for heating
ice fishing · skiing · snowshoe · frozen pond · frost · icicle · bundled · hearty · shoveling · storm
Lexington
Massachusetts town, 1775 battle
- ConcordUnity or famous places
- Bunker Hill1775 Massachusetts engagement
- Paul RevereColonial warning horseman
minutemen · Sons of Liberty · Boston Tea Party · independence · patriots · Continental Congress · Samuel Adams · John Adams · liberty · founding fathers
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians
New EnglandersWesterners
People from Europe, Americas
Californians · Texans · Midwesterners · Floridians · Arizonans
New Englandersplantation society
Agricultural social order built on enslaved labor
New Englandersfrontiersmen
Settlers of unsettled land
pioneers · homesteaders · forty-niners · cowboys · mountain men
English, England, New England, Anglican, Englishman, Anglicanism, Englander, anglicized, anglophone