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As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.
Peter Wright

Meaning of "Bohemian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOHEMIAN

Bohemian  [bəʊˈhiːmɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOHEMIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bohemian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOHEMIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bohemian

Bohemian refers to a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. In English, the word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word "Czech" became prevalent. In a separate meaning derived from the French word referring to "gypsies," or Romani people, "Bohemian" may also denote "a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts.".

Definition of Bohemian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Bohemian in the dictionary is a native or inhabitant of Bohemia, esp of the old kingdom of Bohemia; a Czech. Other definition of Bohemian is a person, esp an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional life. Bohemian is also the Czech language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOHEMIAN


acromion
əˈkrəʊmɪən
Alabamian
ˌæləˈbæmɪən
anthemion
ænˈθiːmɪən
antinomian
ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪən
Bahamian
bəˈheɪmɪən
camion
ˈkæmɪən
Crimean
kraɪˈmɪən
Endymion
ɛnˈdɪmɪən
epithalamion
ˌepɪθəˈleɪmɪən
isthmian
ˈɪsθmɪən
Mesopotamian
ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən
neonomian
ˌnɪəˈnəʊmɪən
pandemian
pænˈdiːmɪən
Permian
ˈpɜːmɪən
prosimian
prəʊˈsɪmɪən
Samian
ˈseɪmɪən
Simeon
ˈsɪmɪən
simian
ˈsɪmɪən
thermion
ˈθɜːmɪən
vermian
vɜːmɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOHEMIAN

Bohai
bohea
Bohemia
Bohemian Brethren
Bohemian Forest
Bohemianism
Bohemond I
boho
Bohol
Bohr
Bohr magneton
Bohr theory

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOHEMIAN

Adrian
Ambartsumian
Asian
Australian
Brian
Canadian
Christian
cryptogamian
didynamian
edriophthalmian
Hieronymian
hippopotamian
Hungarian
Indian
Indonesian
Italian
lesbian
Russian
the Permian
transisthmian

Synonyms and antonyms of Bohemian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOHEMIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Bohemian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of Bohemian

Translation of «Bohemian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOHEMIAN

Find out the translation of Bohemian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bohemian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bohemian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狂放不羁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bohemio
570 millions of speakers

English

Bohemian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोहेमियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البوهيمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чешский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boêmio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছন্নছাড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bohème
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bohemia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unkonventionell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自由奔放な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보헤미안의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bohemia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lưu đảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போஹேமியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोहेमियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bohem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bohémien
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Czeski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чеський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Boemia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βοημίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boheemse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bohemian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bohemian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bohemian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOHEMIAN»

The term «Bohemian» is very widely used and occupies the 16.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOHEMIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bohemian

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8 QUOTES WITH «BOHEMIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Bohemian.
1
Djuna Barnes
Well, isn't Bohemia a place where everyone is as good as everyone else - and must not a waiter be a little less than a waiter to be a good Bohemian?
2
Frances Bean Cobain
My look is a Modern Bohemian type thing.
3
Spencer Dryden
I was constantly being around artists and Bohemian types.
4
Madeline Kahn
My mother was a Bohemian - in the good sense of the word. A searcher. And she investigated various religions.
5
Lenny Kravitz
My dream is to become a farmer. Just a Bohemian guy pulling up his own sweet potatoes for dinner.
6
Jon Ronson
Without sounding too pretentious, I was sort of a slave to the narrative. When the narrative cracks in, I have to go where it takes me. I had to go to the Bohemian Grove. It was the obvious end to the book.
7
Conrad Veidt
I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness.
8
Peter Wright
As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOHEMIAN»

Discover the use of Bohemian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bohemian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge
This is the first book to distill and categorize all the ingredients of Bohemian life. In a witty and engaging style, Laren Stover examines the contents of a Bohemians closet, bathroom, and bookshelf.
Laren Stover, 2004
2
Bohemian Paris: Culture, Politics, and the Boundaries of ...
No mere revolt against middle-class society, the Bohemia Seigel discovers was richer and more complex, the stage on which modern bourgeois acted out the conflicts of their social identities, testing the liberation promised by post ...
Jerrold Seigel, 1999
3
The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown
In this first up-do-date, single volume history of the Czechs, Agnew provides an introduction to the major themes and contours of Czech history for the general reader—from prehistory and the first Slavs to the Czech Republic's entry into ...
Hugh LeCaine Agnew, 2004
4
Bohemian Los Angeles and the Making of Modern Politics
He provides a fascinating look at the development of bohemian Los Angeles, its overlap of artists and activists, and presents this material in a new light that tells the story of the emergence of homosexual civil rights movements through ...
Daniel Hurewitz, 2007
5
Bohemian New Orleans: The Story of the Outsider and Loujon Press
Loujon published books by Henry Miller and two early poetry collections by Bukowski. Bohemian New Orleans traces the development of this courageous imprint an.
Jeff Weddle, 2007
6
The Bohemian Body: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Czech Culture
By re-examining the work of key Czech male and female writers and poets from the National Revival to the Velvet Revolution, Alfred Thomas exposes the tendency of Czech literary criticism to separate the political and the personal in modern ...
Alfred Thomas, 2007
7
Bohemian Modern: Living in Silver Lake
Also published in a gorgeous, slip-cased limited edition, Bohemian Modern is now available in this beautiful hardcover edition.
Barbara Bestor, 2006
8
Going Bohemian: The Activities That Engage Adolescents in ...
The activities in Going Bohemian: Activities That Engage Adolescents in the Art of Writing Well advocate using unconventional strategies, competitive games, art & multimedia & indirect approaches to teaching some of the difficult lessons of ...
Lawrence Baines, Anthony J. Kunkel, 2000
9
Bohemian fifths: an autobiography
"Bohemian fifths" are intervals that were played by Bohemian horn players, and which, according to Baroque and Classical rules, were proscribed.
Hans W. Henze, 1998
10
Bohemian Girl
After being sold by her father to an eccentric Indian to settle a gambling debt, Harriet escapes her Pawnee captor and begins a trek to find her father, meeting a variety of strange characters and encoutering odd situations along the way.
Terese Svoboda, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOHEMIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bohemian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is George W. Bush the key to True Detective season two?
Vanity Fair has a theory that the strange happenings in Vinci could be linked to a ritualistic secret society called the Bohemian Club. «Boston.com, Jul 15»
2
Is Bohemian Grove the Real-Life Secret Society Behind True …
Here are five ways Pizzolatto has made a strong connection to the Bohemian Grove and how it could help unlock the mysteries of True ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
3
Decked Out: Flo Morrissey's Bohemian Rhapsody
The 20-year-old songstress, who kicked off a summer festival tour at Glastonbury last weekend, credits her London upbringing for both her ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Bohemian Melville turns on the charm at La Luna's private dining room
La Luna, one of the upmarket restaurants responsible for adding some swank to Johannesburg's otherwise bohemian Melville, is now a ... «eNCA, Jul 15»
5
Freddie Mercury Laughs At Kanye West's 'Bohemian Rhapsody …
Kanye West performed the Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" at Glastonbury over the weekend, prompting mixed reviews from fans. «RTT News, Jul 15»
6
Bohemian Hopsody
Bohemian Hopsody ... stop them now – rock legends Queen have released a pilsner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bohemian Rhapsody. «Offlicence News, Jul 15»
7
Freddie Mercury Owns Kanye West In Hilarious 'Bohemian
Shade alert! Well, kinda. Following Kanye West's perhaps ill-fated decision to take on the infamous Queen hit, 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' an ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
8
Nicole Richie's House of Harlow 1960 Pop-Up Shop Is a Bohemian
Much like the brand itself, the interior of the store was inspired by the bohemian vibe that has been the cornerstone of Richie's vision since ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Bohemian 0 - 2 Hearts: Trio handed debuts
HEARTS handed debuts to all three of their marquee summer signings in Dublin as they kicked off their pre-season with a routine 2-0 win over ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
10
Bohemian Nights seeks to fill 400 volunteer fest shifts
Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest is on the lookout for volunteers to fill more than 400 shifts for the free, three-day music festival this August. «The Coloradoan, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bohemian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bohemian>. May 2024 ».
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