Boas

[ boh-az ]

noun

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

Boas

/ ˈboːas; ˈbəʊæz /

noun

1. BoasFranz18581942MUSGermanSOCIAL SCIENCE: anthropologist 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)

Boas

/ bō′ăz /

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

Example Sentences

"It was done overnight, which I think was a record for the publisher," Mrs Boas told the BBC.

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"We took everything with us," Mrs Boas said.

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Mr Boas would sometimes have hallucinations, leading to odd questions such as: "Is it possible I just saw a dog on the tennis court?"

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Mr Boas spent his career travelling the world as an aid worker, which took him to the Gaza Strip, Rwanda and Ukraine.

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Mr Boas was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer in September 2023 and began writing about his experience.

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