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boli

Syllables: bo·li/ˈbəʊ̯.li/

boli is the clipping of stromboli.

boli is the plural of bolus.

Meaning of stromboli

Noun

stromboli (plural strombolis)

  1. A type of turnover filled with various cheeses, typically mozzarella, and Italian meats such as salami, capicola and bresaola.
    Synonyms:
    boli

See all 2 meanings of stromboli

Meaning of bolus

Noun

bolus (plural boluses or (nonstandard) boli)

  1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
    • I gave him a bolus, twice the size of a gooseberry.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

See all 4 meanings of bolus

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Boli

Boli

  1. Synonym of Khabarovsk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • Khabarovsk (Boli), the second largest city in the Russian Far East, is about thirty kilometres from the Chinese border.2009, Lisa Lai-Ming Wong, “On Alternatives to Historical Narrative”, in Rays of the Searching Sun: The Transcultural Poetics of Yang Mu, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 178
    • Local press has created the most unbelievable stories about the Chinese conspiracy. According to these claims, Chinese diplomacy, “traditionally full of meanness”, would demand in future to “not only have those two islands but Khabarovsk itself, the ancient Chinese city of Boli, as well” which...2017, Michał Lubina, “China's Appendix? The Russian Far East”, in Russia and China: A political marriage of convenience - stable and successful, Barbara Budrich Publishers, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page...
    Synonyms:
    Khabarovsk

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Boli

Boli

  1. A county of Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China.
    • The construction project of the (Taoshan) Reservoir, the largest one ever built in Heilungkiang, is under way. Located 10 kilometers east of the Chitaiho Municipality in Poli County, the reservoir will have a total water storage capacity of 648 million cubic meters.[1978 November 15 [1978 September 24], “Heilungkiang Reservoir”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 467, U. S. Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Harbin Heilungkiang...
    • In Heilongjiang Province alone, 14 graphite deposits are reported, with 1 occurrence near Jixi City reportedly containing 300 Mmt of surface-minable material (31) and another large deposit located in the Heling area of Boli County.1987, Catharine T. Fogg; Edward H. Boyle, Jr., “Major CPEC Flake Graphite Producers”, in Flake and High Crystalline Graphite Availability—Market Economy Countries: A Minerals Availability Appraisal...

Synonyms of boli

Forms of boli

pluralbolis

Origin of boli

Clipping of stromboli.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 伯力 (Bólì).

Words that rhyme with boli

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Questions about boli

What does boli mean?
Boli means synonym of Khabarovsk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
What is boli the clipping of?
Boli is the clipping of stromboli.
What part of speech is boli?
Boli is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce boli?
Boli is pronounced /ˈbəʊ̯.li/.

Words near boli in the dictionary

  1. Bolghars
  2. bolgia
  3. bolgias
  4. Bolham
  5. Bolhrad
  6. boli
  7. bolia
  8. boliah
  9. boliahs
  10. bolias
  11. Bolick

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