bohemian

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[bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪən], (Noun)

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- a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts
(e.g: Warhol and the artists and bohemians he worked with in the 1960s)


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mid 19th century: from French bohémien ‘Romani, Gypsy’ (because the Romani were thought to come from Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), or because they perhaps entered the West through Bohemia)


[bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪən], (Adjective)

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- socially unconventional in an artistic way
(e.g: as an opera singer you live a bohemian lifestyle)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French bohémien ‘Romani, Gypsy’ (because the Romani were thought to come from Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), or because they perhaps entered the West through Bohemia)


[bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪən], (Noun)

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- a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (now the western part of the Czech Republic)


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[bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪən], (Adjective)

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- relating to Bohemia or its people
(e.g: the tombs of Bohemian kings)


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