Definition: Meaning of, Boston Massacre, the in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈbɒstən ðə;ðɪ;ðiː /
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one of the events that started the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR . In 1770 a group of Boston citizens, who were angry because the British army was in their town, threatened a British soldier. Other soldiers fired their guns into the crowd, killing five people.