bohemian.

Brit.

/bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪə/, U.S.

/boʊˈhimiə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name; modelled on French lexical items. Etymon: proper name Bohemia.

Etymology: < the name of Bohemia, a region and formerly a kingdom in central Europe (see Bohemian n.), after French Bohême, the name of the country (see Bohemian n.), and French bohême, bohème (masculine) Romani person (first half of the 15th cent. in Middle French), person of irregular life or habits involved in the arts (1830), bohème (feminine) such people viewed collectively (1830; see Bohemian n.). With the collective use in both senses compare -ia suffix¹ (and compare e.g. suburbia n., academia n. 2).

1. Socially unconventional, artistic people viewed collectively or as a community; an area inhabited or frequented by people of this type. Cf. earlier Bohemian n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > inhabited by similar people > others

beggarya1834

bohemia1854

Darktown1884

lodgerdom1905

hobohemia1923

muesli belt1981

1854 Bentley's Misc. Dec. 591 That charming yet repulsive, that gay yet frightful world, called Bohemia.

1873 Every Sat. 1 Feb. 118/2 The struggling mob of young writers, painters, dramatists, poets, and novelists which formed his land of Bohemia.

1940 S. Lewis Bethel Merriday ii. 26 Dinty's dinette. ‘Where all of Sladesbury's Bohemia hangs out.’

1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1058/3 The more free-floating culture of bohemia.

2013 N.Y. Mag. 11 Feb. 28/1 They were impeccably thrifted and retro-coiffed former roommates who seemed to hold the keys to a mythic and fully realized downtown bohemia.

†2. Gypsies collectively, Romani people; places inhabited by Romani people. Cf. Bohemian n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies

gypsydom1833

Romani1841

Romanese1857

bohemia1871

Kanjar1875

1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. i. 25 Bohemia wanders, and steals.

1903 Country Life 11 July 40/1 All our hygienic precautions would be of no avail if we allowed their filthy habitations to remain in the land. So Bohemia, here as elsewhere, is getting crushed out of the map of the civilised world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bohemia
释义	bohemian. Brit. /bə(ʊ)ˈhiːmɪə/, U.S. /boʊˈhimiə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name; modelled on French lexical items. Etymon: proper name Bohemia. Etymology: < the name of Bohemia, a region and formerly a kingdom in central Europe (see Bohemian n.), after French Bohême, the name of the country (see Bohemian n.), and French bohême, bohème (masculine) Romani person (first half of the 15th cent. in Middle French), person of irregular life or habits involved in the arts (1830), bohème (feminine) such people viewed collectively (1830; see Bohemian n.). With the collective use in both senses compare -ia suffix¹ (and compare e.g. suburbia n., academia n. 2). 1. Socially unconventional, artistic people viewed collectively or as a community; an area inhabited or frequented by people of this type. Cf. earlier Bohemian n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > inhabited by similar people > others beggarya1834 bohemia1854 Darktown1884 lodgerdom1905 hobohemia1923 muesli belt1981 1854 Bentley's Misc. Dec. 591 That charming yet repulsive, that gay yet frightful world, called Bohemia. 1873 Every Sat. 1 Feb. 118/2 The struggling mob of young writers, painters, dramatists, poets, and novelists which formed his land of Bohemia. 1940 S. Lewis Bethel Merriday ii. 26 Dinty's dinette. ‘Where all of Sladesbury's Bohemia hangs out.’ 1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1058/3 The more free-floating culture of bohemia. 2013 N.Y. Mag. 11 Feb. 28/1 They were impeccably thrifted and retro-coiffed former roommates who seemed to hold the keys to a mythic and fully realized downtown bohemia. †2. Gypsies collectively, Romani people; places inhabited by Romani people. Cf. Bohemian n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > race > nomads > [noun] > Gipsies or Romanies gypsydom1833 Romani1841 Romanese1857 bohemia1871 Kanjar1875 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. i. 25 Bohemia wanders, and steals. 1903 Country Life 11 July 40/1 All our hygienic precautions would be of no avail if we allowed their filthy habitations to remain in the land. So Bohemia, here as elsewhere, is getting crushed out of the map of the civilised world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1854
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