Bostonite

/ˈbɔːstənˌaɪt/ noun

A person from Boston, or a type of igneous rock with specific mineral composition.

From 'Boston' + '-ite' (English suffix for inhabitants or for scientific/mineralogical terms). The geological sense comes from the rock being identified in the Boston area.

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