boomerang
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Summary
boomerang is a weapon family[1]. boomerang ranks in the top 4% of weapon family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,703 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: ranged weapon[3], throwing stick[4]
- Commons category: Boomerangs[5]
- Unicode character: 🪃[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boomerangs[7]
- Commons gallery: Boomerang[8]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
- Different from: Bumerang[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- P14470: Objects/Boomerang[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for boomerang include imperial boomerang[18], a thesis statement[19]; Bumerang[20], a combat vehicle model[21]; Boomerang Nebula[22], a Protoplanetary nebula[23]; Boomerang[24]; Kylie[25], a female given name[26]; and boomerang attack[27].
Why It Matters
boomerang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] boomerang is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for boomerang include imperial boomerang[18], a thesis statement[19]; Bumerang[20], a combat vehicle model[21]; Boomerang Nebula[22], a Protoplanetary nebula[23]; Boomerang[24]; Kylie[25], a female given name[26]; and boomerang attack[27].