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Arts and entertainment

* ''The Bear'' (play), or ''The Boor'', an 1888 play by Anton Chekhov * ''
The Boor ''The Boor'' is an opera in one act composed by Ulysses Kay to a libretto based on Anton Chekhov's comic play, '' The Bear'' (also known as ''The Boor''). Kay wrote the libretto himself basing it on an English translation of the play by the comp ...
'', a 1968 opera by Ulysses Kay based on Chekhov's play * ''The Boor'', a 1957 opera, first performed in 2017, by
Dominick Argento Dominick Argento (October 27, 1927 – February 20, 2019) was an American composer known for his lyric operatic and choral music. Among his best known pieces are the operas '' Postcard from Morocco'', '' Miss Havisham's Fire'', ''The Masque of An ...
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The Boors ''The Boors'', also known as ''The Cantankerous Men'' ( Venetian: ''I rusteghi''), is a comedy by Carlo Goldoni. It was first performed at the San Luca theatre of Venice towards the end of the Carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certai ...
'', an 18th-century comedy play by Carlo Goldoni


People

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Zoltán Böőr Zoltán Böőr (born 14 August 1978 in Debrecen) is a retired Hungarian footballer. He was a member of the Hungarian XI and scored his only goal against San Marino during the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Qualification for the 2004 UEFA Eur ...
(born 1978), Hungarian footballer *
Boris Boor Boris Boor (born 12 December 1950) is an Austrian equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Bratislava. He won a silver medal in show jumping at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeaste ...
(born 1950), Austrian equestrian *
Brandon Boor Brandon Boor (born 27 March 1988 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. Playing career Boor made his first grade debut for North Queensland in round 16 of the 2008 NRL season against S ...
(born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer *
John Boor John Boor (died 1402) was a Canon of Windsor from 1389 to 1402''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Dean of the Chapel Royal. Career He was appointed: *Rect ...
(died c. 1402) English clergyman *
Kathryn Boor Kathryn J. Boor is an American food scientist and academic administrator. She is the dean of Cornell University Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education. Previously she served as the Ronald P Lynch Dean of the Cornell University C ...
(fl. from 1994), American food scientist and academic administrator * Martin Boor, pseudonym of
Margaret Carroux Margaret Carroux (31 May 1912 – 22 July 1991) was a German translator who translated from English and French into German. Born in Berlin into an international family, she studied economy, English and French before working as a commercial cler ...
(1912–1991), German translator


Other uses

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Balanda Boor people The Balanda Boor (or Boor) are an ethnic group numbering people living in the South Sudanese states of Western Equatoria and Western Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and as of 2020 has estimate ...
, or Boor, an ethnic group in South Sudan *
Boor language Boor (also known as Bwara, Damraw) is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in southern Chad. The language has less than 100 native speakers worldwide. Regions where the language is spoken include southern Chad, the Bousso Subprefecture, ...
, spoken in Chad


See also

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Bore (disambiguation) Bore or Bores often refer to: *Boredom * Drill Relating to holes * Boring (manufacturing), a machining process that enlarges a hole ** Bore (engine), the diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or a steam locomotive ** Bore (wind instruments), ...
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Boers Boers ( ; ; ) are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled the Dutch ...
, Dutch colonists in South Africa * de Boor, a surname *
Peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasan ...
, "Bur" in Low German {{disambiguation