Definition: "Bohemian"

topic posted Sun, September 28, 2003 - 5:49 AM by  Diana
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.

1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants.

2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian'' vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]
Note: In this sense from the French boh['e]mien, a gypsy; also, a person of irregular habits.


{Bohemian chatterer}, or {Bohemian waxwing} (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America ({Ampelis garrulus}); the waxwing.

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Diana
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