bohemian

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
  2. noun a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
  3. noun a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma

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