See also: bohemian

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From Bohemia +‎ -ian.

In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (person from Bohemia, Romani), from Bohême (Bohemia). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.

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Bohemian (plural Bohemians)

  1. A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]
  2. (now rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]
  3. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. [from 19th c.]

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Bohemian (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 467:
      He observed, that the Bohemian language was true Sclavonick.
    • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 33:
      Her grandparents on one side were Bohemian, or Czech, as it was called now.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress.

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Bohemian

  1. (now historical) The Czech language. [from 17th c.]

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