boules
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thumb|Boules Boules (, ), or jeu de boules, is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the jack. 'Boules' itself is a French loanword that usually refers to the game especially played in France.
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Within Vinony's link graph, boules is referenced by 381 other articles, and connects out to boule lyonnaise, Italy and Venezuela.
It sits within the topics Ball games, Boules and Bowling.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- type of sport
- Subclass of
- ball game
- Image
- Playing bowls-KayEss-2.jpeg
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- OpenStreetMap tag
- sport=boules
- topic's main category
- Category:Boules
- regulated by
- Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules
- different from
- boccia
- Commons category
- Boules
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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