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Snakes

* Any member of the
Boidae The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda ...
, a family of medium to large, non-venomous, constricting snakes ** Any member of the
Boinae The Boinae are a purported subfamily of boas found in Central and South America, as well as the West Indies. In the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), ''Boinae'' is considered an invalid synonym of Boidae. Genera *) Not includ ...
, a subfamily of boid snakes *** Any member of ''Boa'' (genus), a group of boid snakes * Any member of the Bolyeriidae, a.k.a. Round Island boas, a small family of non-venomous snakes from Mauritius and nearby islands * Any member of the
Tropidophiidae The Tropidophiidae, common name dwarf boas or thunder snakes, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found from Mexico and the West Indies south to southeastern Brazil. These are small to medium-sized fossorial snakes, some with beautiful and strikin ...
, a.k.a. dwarf boas, a family of non-venomous snakes found in Central America, South * A common name for ''
Boa constrictor The boa constrictor (scientific name also ''Boa constrictor''), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. The boa constrictor is a member of the Family (b ...
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Organisations

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Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America) (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in ...
, a large American banking and financial services company *
Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan international financial services group headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco. It was formed through the 2010 acquisition of Bank of Africa (est. 1982 in Mali) by the Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE, ...
, a multinational bank *
Boliviana de Aviación Boliviana de Aviación (shortened in Spanish for ''Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación'' "Bolivian National Strategic Aviation Public Company") and stylized as BoA, is the flag carrier airline of Bolivia and is wholly ow ...
(BoA), a Bolivian state airline * Boun Oum Airways, a defunct Laotian Airline * British Octopush Association, which is the controlling body for underwater hockey in the United Kingdom *
British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA; ) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It represents the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), but also incorporate represen ...
, which oversees Britain's participation in the Olympic Games * British Optical Association * British Orthopaedic Association * (Bureau of Anti-terrorist Operations), the anti-terrorist arm of the
Police of Poland The Police (, ) is the Polish national civilian police force. It is a primary law enforcement agency in the country, tasked with providing public safety and order, investigating and preventing crime. Polish Police is headed by the Commander- ...
* ''Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivleri'' (The Prime Minister's Ottoman Archives), one of the main Ottoman archives in İstanbul, Turkey


Music

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Bôa Bôa (stylized bôa) are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten, keyboardist Paul Turrell, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Rodgers. The band have progressed from playing funk to rock over the years, as bass ...
, a rock band formed in London in 1993 *
Bands of America Bands of America (BOA) is a music education advocacy organization and promoter of high school marching band competitions in the United States. Established in 1975 as Marching Bands of America (MBA), founder Larry McCormick's goal was to provide e ...
, an organization that arranges high school marching band competitions *
Black Oak Arkansas Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums. Their style is notable for multiple guitar players and ...
, an American rock band *
Bloodstock Open Air Bloodstock Open Air is a British heavy metal festival held annually at Catton Hall in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, since 2005. Originally held indoors for one day with two stages, the festival started in 2001 at the Derby Assembly Rooms and ...
, a British hard rock and extreme metal festival * ''BoA'' (album), the eponymous debut English album for South Korean singer BoA * ''Boa'' (album), the eponymous debut album of Croatian band Boa *
Boa (Croatian band) Boa is a Croatian pop rock music group, which was especially active during the 1980s around the former SFR Yugoslavia. History The band's early history started in Zagreb, then SR Croatia in 1974, when its founding members Mladen Puljiz and Slavk ...
, a Croatian and former Yugoslav music group *
Boa (Russian band) Boa () is a Russian band founded in 1988 by Igor Knyazev and his cousin Sergei Serin. Boa's musical style, a blend of jazz, easy listening, and Latino, has been influenced by elements of ethno-fusion and worldbeat. It explains the choice of th ...
, a Russian music group in Jazz/Easy-listening/Latino style * "Boa" (song), a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion


Film

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New Alcatraz ''New Alcatraz'' (named ''Boa'' on VHS and DVD), is a 2002 American direct-to-video science fiction action horror film. It was directed by Phillip Roth and starred Dean Cain. In the middle of Antarctica, a high maximum-security prison called New ...
'', also known as ''Boa'', a 2001 direct-to-video B-horror film *'' Boa... Nguu yak!'', a 2006 Thai horror film also known as ''Boa''


People with the name Boa

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BoA Boa, BoA, or BOA may refer to: Snakes * Any member of the Boidae, a family of medium to large, non-venomous, constricting snakes ** Any member of the Boinae, a subfamily of boid snakes *** Any member of ''Boa'' (genus), a group of boid snakes * ...
(born 1986), South Korean singer * Boa Sr. (1925–2010), last native speaker of the Aka-Bo language *
Kim Boa Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynas ...
(born 1987), South Korean singer, member of the girl group Spica *
Phillip Boa Phillip Boa (born Ernst Ulrich Figgen; 18 January 1963) is a German independent musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist and composer. The musical style followed by Boa and his band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub was described in a review by ''NME ...
(born 1962), German musician *
Luís Boa Morte Luís Boa Morte Pereira (; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football coach and a former professional association football, football player who played as an winger (association football), attacking winger, forward (association football), for ...
, Portuguese footballer whose family name is Boa Morte *
Boa (wrestler) Yanbo Wang (born June 21, 1995) () is a Chinese professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Boa. Professional wrestling career WWE (2016–2024) Wang signed with WWE in September 201 ...
, Chinese professional wrestler * Ryan Boa, Canadian drag queen also known as BOA (Bitch On Arrival)


Other

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Boa (clothing accessory) A boa is a fashion accessory that is usually worn wrapped around the neck like a scarf. Feather boas are most common, although modern boas are most often made with synthetic feathers. Construction A boa can be made of fur, but it is usually ...
, a type of scarf, typically made of synthetic or real feathers * Boa (web server), a small-footprint web server * Boa, Cagdianao, a barangay in the Philippines *
Boa Esporte Clube Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. History The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiuta ...
, a Brazilian football (soccer) club *
Boa Island Boa Island () is an island near the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is from Enniskillen town. It is the largest island in Lough Erne, approximately long, and relatively narrow. The A47 road (Northern ...
, in Northern Ireland * Born-Oppenheimer Approximation, an approximation used in quantum chemistry and molecular physics * Boa Hancock, a character in the manga ''One Piece''


See also

* Aboa (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, given name, surname Korean unisex given names