Boas

American  

[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

1. Franz 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.

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Boas British  

/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

1. Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

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Boas Scientific  

/ bō′ăz /

1. German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.

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Example Sentences

Zora Neale Hurston was a student of the anthropologist Franz Boas, and her fieldwork in rural Florida informs this novel of passionate love and tempestuous weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Boas estimated that if the program builds on the Saver’s Match, as many as 45 million out of that 56 million wouldn’t qualify due to the low-income threshold.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Boas estimated that if the program builds on the Saver’s Match, as many as 45 million out of that 56 million wouldn’t qualify due to the low-income threshold.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

"That was a beautiful moment," Mrs Boas said.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

In these words, and with this somewhat far-fetched simile, does a German tourist, Edward Boas by name, commence his narrative of a recent pilgrimage to the far north.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various