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Bo⋅he⋅mi⋅an

[boh-hee-mee-uhn]
–noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.
2. (usually lowercase) a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.
3. the Czech language, esp. as spoken in Bohemia.
4. a Gypsy.
–adjective
5. of or pertaining to Bohemia, its people, or their language.
6. (usually lowercase) pertaining to or characteristic of the unconventional life of a bohemian.
7. living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.

Origin:
1570–80; Bohemi(a) + -an


Bo⋅he⋅mi⋅an⋅ism, noun
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bo·he·mi·an   (bō-hē'mē-ən)   
n.  A person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior.

[French bohémien, from Bohême, Bohemia (from the unconventional lifestyle of Gypsies, erroneously supposed to have come from there).]
bo·he'mi·an adj., bo·he'mi·an·ism n.
Bo·he·mi·an   (bō-hē'mē-ən)   
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Bohemia.

  2. The Czech dialects of Bohemia.

    1. A Gypsy.

    2. An itinerant person; a vagabond.


[Sense 3, translation of French bohémien; see bohemian.]
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