Boule
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The term Boule may refer to:
- Boule (ancient Greece)Boule (Ancient Greece)In cities of ancient Greece, the boule meaning to will ) was a council of citizens appointed to run daily affairs of the city...
, plural boulai, an assembly forming part of city governments in Ancient Greece - Boule (crystal)Boule (crystal)A boule is a single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. A boule of silicon is the starting material for most of the integrated circuits used today....
, a block of synthetically produced crystal material - Boule (gene), an alias for the gene BOLL, responsible for sperm production in animals
- Boule (community)Boule (Community)Boule refers to a community of the Ivory Coast in West Africa....
, a community of the Ivory Coast, West Africa - Boule (bread)Boule (bread)Boule, from the French for "ball", is a traditional shape of French bread, resembling a squashed ball. It is a rustic loaf shape that can be made of any type of flour. A boule can be leavened with commercial yeast, chemical leavening, or even wild yeast sourdough.-External links:*...
, a round loaf of white (often sourdough) bread, from boule, the French word for 'ball' - Marcellin BouleMarcellin BouleMarcellin Boule was a French palaeontologist.He studied and published the first analysis of a complete Homo neanderthalensis. The fossil discovered in La Chapelle-aux-Saints was an old man, and Boule characterized it as brutish, bent kneed and not a fully erect biped...
(1861–1942), French palaeontologist - BoulesBoulesBoules is a collective name for games played with metal balls.Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the 'jack' as you can. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen...
, in full jeu de boules, a collective term for ball games involving metal balls aimed at a smaller target ball - Boule ton Ellinon, a term for the Hellenic ParliamentHellenic ParliamentThe Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
- Boule et BillBoule et BillBoule et Bill is a popular comic, created in 1959 by the Belgian writer-artist Jean Roba in collaboration with Maurice Rosy. In 2003 the artistic responsibility of the series was passed on to Roba's former assistant Laurent Verron...
, a Belgian comic book series, created in 1959 - "Boule de SuifBoule de SuifBoule de Suif is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre"...
", a 1884 short story by Guy de Maupassant - "Coup de BouleCoup de Boule"Coup de Boule" is a French song written and performed by brothers Sébastien and Emmanuel Lipszyc, who run a firm called La Plage that produces television jingles, and Franck Lascombes. The soca-style song is about the France national football team's appearance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final,...
" (French for "headbutt"), a 2006 French song - Sigma Pi PhiSigma Pi PhiSigma Pi Phi is the first African-American Greek-lettered organization. Sigma Pi Phi was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1904. The fraternity quickly established chapters in Chicago, IL and then Baltimore, MD....
, a historically black fraternity in the United States