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Suffolk County

Home to a Lebanese-Syrian-American community documented since the early 1900s, once centered in the South End, plus the cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (the Melkite church's national US eparchy) and a Maronite Catholic mission in Jamaica Plain, alongside more recent Egyptian and Moroccan-owned restaurants.

Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

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Arabic spoken at home

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Limited English proficiency share

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Dominant dialect profile

Historic Lebanese-Syrian-American community dating to the early 1900s South End "Little Syria" era, plus more recent Egyptian and Moroccan arrivals; home to the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton's cathedral