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Boston States noun New England, from the Maritime Provinces perspective CANADA- And she would tell of her correspondence, although no one ever saw a letter, with the young bloods of her day, now residing in the Boston States. — Neal MacNeil, The Highland Heart in Nova Scotia, p. 71, 1948
- As soon as they are able to work for wages, young people leave the Shore. A few do remain, but the best go to Toronto or further west, while the remainder find work in the “Boston States.” — New Maritimes, p. 23, March–April 1990
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