bohemia
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8.6
- noun
- /boʊˈhiːmiə/
- Throughout these years, however, the Filipinos retained certain common traits that set them apart from occupants of collegiate bohemias elsewhere.
Examples
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It was in old Greenwich Village, which was the '20s bohemia... and had a very venerable history.
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The local café became a hub for the city's bohemia, where poets and musicians would gather to share their work.
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This neighborhood is Tokyo's bastion of bohemia, a place where college and university kids go to hang out and maybe catch some live music.
Blog text (10) -
They do things differently in bourgeois bohemia.
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Saigon may be a party city, but cerebral types can have a tough task tracking down bohemia.
Blog text (1) -
It gave its name to an upper-class bohemia of the 1920s, which has sometimes been confused with English literature.
Academic text (1996) -
We had a childish and naughty, perhaps even a somewhat cruel, desire to follow them, to find out where the trail of bohemia would lead on a summer night.
Fiction book (1993) -
Carlos Monsivais states that Lara's figure has survived because of the manner in which he portrayed and perpetuated the myth of his personal life: bohemia, dissipation, love without limits, passions without hope.
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In the early 20th century, Paris was known for its vibrant bohemia filled with artists and writers.
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Living in a communal house in New York, they embraced a bohemia that celebrated creativity and diversity.
Synonyms
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7.5
A group of musicians and artists who work outside the mainstream, often in secret
Antonyms
How Bohemian
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bohemia comes from the name Bohemia, a region in central Europe now part of the Czech Republic. A helpful way to remember it is that French speakers used bohème for people seen as 'wandering' and free, and later artists who lived that free life were called bohemians, so bohemia now means a community of artists with an unusual, free lifestyle.