Meaning of Bohemia | Babel Free
boʊˈhimiəDefinitions
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Alternative letter-case form of Bohemia. alt-of
- A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
- A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers.
- A place name elsewhere:
- A place in England:
- An inner suburb of Hastings, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ8010).
- The world or social milieu of such bohemians.
- A hamlet in Redlynch parish, south-east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2019).
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
- A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
- A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Equivalents
Examples
“There was about him a certain bar-room grandiloquence that fitted easily with the shabby Bohemia of Cripps's studio, but which the curate, unused to the literary vocabulary, found exceedingly impressive.”
“It's a hip place to be, Phyllis' Musical Inn: smoky, dusty, and dingy, it fulfills most expectations of contemporary urban bohemia.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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