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Boor may refer to:

  • boor, a peasant or uncultured person; one who lacks in education, knowledge, refinement and social graces
    • bur, defined by the Rambam (Maimonides). A bur is a person having neither (ethical) torah education nor virtues of manners (derekh eretz) nor the ability to acquire them. Commonly translated as "boor".
  • Balanda Boor, also Boor, an ethnic group in South Sudan
  • Laughing Boor with a Pot of Beer, painting by Isaac van Ostade
  • The Boor, an opera by Dominick Argento
  • The Boor, a play by Anton Chekhov
  • The Boors, an 18th-century comedy by Carlo Goldoni

See also