Bohemian
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”); compare gypsy (“Romani”), from Egypt.
[edit] Noun
Bohemian (countable and uncountable; plural Bohemians)
- (countable) A native or resident of Bohemia.
- (uncountable) The dialect of the Czech language spoken in Bohemia.
- (countable, archaic) A Romani (Gypsy).
- (countable, slang) A marginalized and impoverished young artist, or member of the urban literati.
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[edit] Translations
native or resident of Bohemia
dialect of the Czech language
marginalized and impoverished young artist
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[edit] Adjective
Bohemian (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language.
- Of, or relating to the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities (or by extension, major North American cities as well).
[edit] Translations
of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
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of, or relating to the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists
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