bohemian

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Borrowed from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”), equivalent to Bohemia + -an.

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.

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: bohemi — unconventional
• Chinese Mandarin: 非主流的 (fēizhǔliú de) — unconventional
• Czech: bohémský — unconventional
• Finnish: boheemi — unconventional
• Georgian: ბოჰემური (bohemuri) — unconventional
• German: unkonventionell — unconventional
• Greek: μποέμικος (boémikos) — unconventional
• Hungarian: bohém — unconventional
• Polish: cygański — unconventional
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmio — unconventional
• European Portuguese: boémio — unconventional
• Romanian: boem — unconventional
• Russian: боге́мный (bogémnyj) — unconventional
• Serbo-Croatian: bòēmskī — unconventional
• Spanish: bohemio — unconventional
• Swedish: bohemisk — unconventional
• Turkish: bohem — unconventional
• Ukrainian: боге́мний (bohémnyj) — unconventional
• Catalan: bohemi — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Czech: český — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Dutch: Boheems — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Dutch: Bohemer — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Finnish: böömiläinen — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Friulian: boem — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri) — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Greek: βοημικός (voïmikós) — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Irish: Boihéamach — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Italian: boemo — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Latin: bohemicus — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Polish: czeski — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Polish: bohemski — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmio — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• European Portuguese: boémio — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Romanian: boem — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Russian: боге́мский (bogémskij) — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Spanish: bohemio — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Swedish: böhmisk — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Ukrainian: боге́мський (bohémsʹkyj) — of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
• Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri) — Czech language
• Italian: boemo — Czech language
• Polish: język bohemski — Czech language
• Portuguese: boêmio — Czech language
• Portuguese: boémio — Czech language
• Russian: боге́мский (bogémskij) — Czech language
• Catalan: bohemi — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Catalan: bohèmia — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Chinese Mandarin: 波西米亞人 /波西米亚人 — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Czech: bohém — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Danish: boheme — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Finnish: boheemi — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Greek: μποέμ (boém) — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Greek: μποέμισσα (boémissa) — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Hungarian: bohém — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Korean: 보헤미안 (bohemian) — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Macedonian: боем (boem) — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Polish: cygan — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Polish: cyganka — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmio — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmia — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• European Portuguese: boémio — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• European Portuguese: boémia — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Romanian: boem — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Russian: боге́мный (bogémnyj) — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Serbo-Croatian: bòēm — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Serbo-Croatian: bòēmka — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Spanish: bohemio — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Spanish: bohemia — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Swedish: bohem — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Tagalog: Bohemyo — person whose lifestyle is unconventional
• Asturian: bohemiu — native or resident of Bohemia
• Asturian: bohemia — native or resident of Bohemia
• Catalan: bohemi — native or resident of Bohemia
• Catalan: bohèmia — native or resident of Bohemia
• Czech: Čech — native or resident of Bohemia
• Danish: bøhmer — native or resident of Bohemia
• Dutch: Bohemer — native or resident of Bohemia
• Dutch: Boheemse — native or resident of Bohemia
• Dutch: Bohemerin — native or resident of Bohemia
• Finnish: böömiläinen — native or resident of Bohemia
• Georgian: ბოჰემიელი (bohemieli) — native or resident of Bohemia
• German: Böhme — native or resident of Bohemia
• German: Böhmin — native or resident of Bohemia
• Greek: Βοημός (Voïmós) — native or resident of Bohemia
• Greek: Βοημή (Voïmí) — native or resident of Bohemia
• Greek: Βοημίδα (Voïmída) — native or resident of Bohemia
• Irish: Boihéamach — native or resident of Bohemia
• Italian: boemo — native or resident of Bohemia
• Latin: Bohemus — native or resident of Bohemia
• Polish: mieszkaniec Bohemii — native or resident of Bohemia
• Polish: mieszkanka Bohemii — native or resident of Bohemia
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmio — native or resident of Bohemia
• Brazilian Portuguese: boêmia — native or resident of Bohemia
• European Portuguese: boémio — native or resident of Bohemia
• European Portuguese: boémia — native or resident of Bohemia
• Romanian: boem — native or resident of Bohemia
• Romanian: boemă — native or resident of Bohemia
• Russian: боге́мец (bogémec) — native or resident of Bohemia
• Russian: боге́мка (bogémka) — native or resident of Bohemia
• Spanish: bohemio — native or resident of Bohemia
• Spanish: bohemia — native or resident of Bohemia
• Swedish: böhmare — native or resident of Bohemia
• Tagalog: Bohemyo — native or resident of Bohemia
• Catalan: bohemi — Romani
• Catalan: bohèmia — Romani
• Catalan: bohemià — Romani
• Catalan: bohemiana — Romani
• Greek: Τσιγγάνος (Tsingános) — Romani
• Greek: Τσιγγάνα (Tsingána) — Romani
• Polish: Cygan — Romani
• Polish: Cyganka — Romani