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Quincy
see synonyms of quincyNoun
1. josiah quincy, quincy
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
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Quincy
see synonyms of quincy city in E Mass.: suburb of Boston: pop. 88,000
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Quincy
see synonyms of quincy American Revolutionary patriot who traveled to England to present the colonists' grievances (1774-1775). His son Josiah (1772-1864) served as a US representative from Massachusetts (1805-1813), as mayor of Boston (1823-1829), and as president of Harvard University (1829-1845).
1. (kwĭnsē) A city of western Illinois on a bluff above the Mississippi River.
2. (kwĭnzē) A city of eastern Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. John and John Quincy Adams were born here.
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