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 * Any member of the

Bolyeriidae :''Common names: Mauritius snakes, Round Island boas, splitjaw snakes.'' The Bolyeriidae are a family of snakes native to Mauritius and a few islands around it, especially Round Island. They also used to be found on the island of Mauritius, but ...

, a.k.a. Round Island boas, a small family of non-venomous snakes from Mauritius and nearby islands * Any member of the Tropidophiidae, a.k.a. dwarf boas, a family of non-venomous snakes found in Central America, South * A common name for '' Boa constrictor''

Organisations

Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bank w ...

, a large American banking and financial services company *

Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali. ...

, a multinational bank *

Boliviana de Aviación Boliviana de Aviación, legally incorporated as ''Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación'' ("Bolivian National Strategic Aviation Public Company") and commonly known as BoA, is the flag carrier airline of Bolivia and is wh ...

(BoA), a Bolivian state airline * Boun Oum Airways, a defunct Laotian Airline *

British Octopush Association British Octopush Association (BOA) is the governing body for underwater hockey (also known as Octopush) in the United Kingdom (UK). Organisation The BOA is an organisation based on individual members rather than on clubs. It is managed by a comm ...

, which is the controlling body for underwater hockey in the United Kingdom * British Olympic Association, which oversees Britain's participation in the Olympic Games *

British Optical Association The British Optical Association (BOA) was founded in February 1895 as the first professional body for ophthalmic opticians ( optometrists) in the world. The British Optical Association Museum and Library was founded in 1901; it retains the BOA na ...

* British Orthopaedic Association * Biuro Operacji Antyterrorystycznych (Bureau of Anti-terrorist Operations), the anti-terrorist arm of the Polish state police * ''Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivleri'' (The Prime Minister's Ottoman Archives), one of the main Ottoman archives in İstanbul, Turkey

Music

Bôa Bôa (stylized bôa) is an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten, keyboard player Paul Turrell, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Rodgers. The band progressed from a funk band to a rock band over the years, as b ...

, a rock band formed in London in 1993 * Bands of America, 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 1970charting ten albums according to Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Their style is punctuated ...

, an American rock band * Bloodstock Open Air, 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 Slavko ...

, a Croatian and former Yugoslav music group *

Boa (Russian band) Boa (russian: Боа) 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 ...

, a Russian music group in Jazz/Easy-listening/Latino style

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

BoA Kwon Bo-ah (; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actress. One of the most successful and influential Korean entertainers, she has been dubbed the " Queen of K- ...

(born 1986), South Korean singer *

Boa Sr. Boa Sr (''circa'' 2 January 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an Indian Great Andamanese elder. She was the last person fluent in the Aka-Bo language. Boa Sr is not to be confused with another Great Andamanese tribal member, Boa Jr; the two wom ...

(1925–2010), last native speaker of the Aka-Bo language *

Kim Boa Spica (, stylized as SPICA) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2012 under B2M Entertainment. The group consists of Kim Boa, Park Sihyun, Park Narae, Yang Jiwon and Kim Bohyung. Their pre-debut single "Doggedly" was released on January 10, 2 ...

(born 1987), South Korean singer, member of the girl group Spica * Phillip Boa (born 1962), German musician *

Luís Boa Morte Luís Boa Morte Pereira (; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football coach and a former professional football player who played as an attacking winger, forward and centre midfielder. Having come through the youth ranks with Sporting CP, ...

, Portuguese footballer whose family name is Boa Morte *

Boa (wrestler) Yanbo Wang (born June 21, 1995) () is a Chinese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Boa. Professional wrestling career Wang signed with WWE in September 2016 after attend ...

, Chinese professional wrestler * Ryan Boa, Canadian drag queen also known as BOA (Bitch On Arrival)

Other

* Boa (clothing accessory), a type of scarf, typically made of synthetic or real feathers *

Boa (web server) Boa is a discontinued since 2005 open-source software, open-source small-footprint web server that is suitable for embedded applications. Originally written by Paul Phillips (poker player), Paul Phillips, it was previously maintained by Larry Do ...

, a small-footprint web server *

Boa, Cagdianao Cagdianao, officially the Municipality of Cagdianao (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Cagdianao''; ceb, Lungsod sa Cagdianao; tl, Bayan ng Cagdianao), is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine ...

, a barangay in the Philippines * Boa Esporte Clube, 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 goes throu ...