"BOS" meaning in English

See BOS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} BOS
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Boston. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Boston Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-BOS-en-name-q1TtrE0E Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Wicca) Book of Shadows Categories (topical): Wicca, Wicca Derived forms: Bosox
    Sense id: en-BOS-en-name-XtZUHXd7 Disambiguation of Wicca: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 61 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 68 25 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

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