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Bohemia

Bo-he′mi-a

,
Noun.
1.
A country of central Europe.
2.
Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See
Bohemian
,
Noun.
, 3.
She knew every one who was any one in the land of
Bohemia
.
Compton Reade.

Definition 2024

Bohemia

Bohemia

See also: bohemia, Bohémia, and Bohèmia

English

Proper noun

Bohemia

Bohemia (westernmost area) within Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1938
  1. a region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

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Noun

Bohemia ‎(plural Bohemias)

  1. A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers.

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References

  1. ↑ Dietz, Karlheinz (Würzburg). “Boiohaemum.” Brill’s New Pauly, 2012. Reference. 14 March 2012

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Latin

Etymology

From Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Germanic *haimaz ‎(“home”) and Boio- ‘the Boii’, the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /boˈheː.mi.a/, [bɔˈheː.mi.a]

Proper noun

Bohēmia f ‎(genitive Bohēmiae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Bohemia (the region of the Czech Republic)
  2. (New Latin) Czechia (the Czech state)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Bohēmia
genitive Bohēmiae
dative Bohēmiae
accusative Bohēmiam
ablative Bohēmiā
vocative Bohēmia

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Spanish

Proper noun

Bohemia f

  1. Bohemia (the region of the Czech Republic)

Related terms

bohemia

bohemia

See also: Bohemia, Bohémia, and Bohèmia

English

Noun

bohemia ‎(plural bohemias)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bohemia
    • 1988 March 18, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader:
      It's a hip place to be, Phyllis' Musical Inn: smoky, dusty, and dingy, it fulfills most expectations of contemporary urban bohemia.

Spanish

Adjective

bohemia

  1. feminine singular of bohemio

Etymology

Latinized translation of French Bohème, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Germanic *haimaz ‎(“home”) (more at home) and Boio- ‘the Boii’, the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area. The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boio and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, a reference to cattle owners, or from *bhei- ‎(“warrior, strong hitter”).

Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii ca. 60 BCE. and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter.[1] Related to Bavaria.

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