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Bohemism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric

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History

Etymology

By surface analysis, Bohemia + ism.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bohemismus — a word or idiom of the Czech language
  • Czech: čechismus — a word or idiom of the Czech language
  • Polish: bohemizm — a word or idiom of the Czech language
  • Polish: czechizm — a word or idiom of the Czech language
  • Slovak: bohemizmus — a word or idiom of the Czech language
  • Slovak: čechizmus — a word or idiom of the Czech language