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

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

Mrs Boas has been overseeing its publication and told the BBC it was "a bit unusual to grieve this way".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Aid worker Simon Boas died in July, aged 47.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Upon the subjects of Swedish society and conversation, Mr Boas is pleased to be unusually funny.

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