Bohemian
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See also bohemian
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[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
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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] Adjective
Bohemian (not comparable)
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- 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).