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296:bocce ball
151:Paralympic
106:Ball games
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1138:16 August
912:16 August
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364:Argentina
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135:Worldwide
112:Equipment
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52:Nicknames
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1281:12 March
1268:"Boccia"
1252:Archived
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861:7 August
787:"boccie"
756:"Boccie"
727:See also
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664:pétanque
618:Variants
507:Slovenia
451:Adriatic
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127:Presence
39:Highest
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1442:Duckpin
1375:Borella
1363:Feather
1341:Bowling
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1185:23 July
1091:16 June
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936:"Boċċi"
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717:Olympic
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597:pallino
589:boccino
501:bućanje
477:boćanje
455:Croatia
419:Criollo
382:History
336:Western
306:, is a
141:Olympic
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