/ Dictionary / Index B Boas: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bo•as Pronunciation: (bō'az), [key] — n. 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: boas (Thesaurus) boart boast Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language