I would like to know the meaning of the word bohemian.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 22 Feb 2005 15:04 PST

Can you give us some context? This word has several meanings.

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Clarification of Question by colonelb-ga on 22 Feb 2005 17:05 PST

Many moviestars use the term Bohemian.  Apparently, it means a man of
the world with great taste every area.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 22 Feb 2005 17:59 PST

I assume that you are looking for something like the third and fifth
definitions mentioned by david1977.  I, or perhaps another Researcher,
would be happy to provide similar definitions, if that is what you
want.

Gypsy: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and
now living on all continents
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a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic 
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a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life 
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of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people 
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unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" 
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1.
a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life 

2.
unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" 

3.
Gypsy: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and
now living on all continents

4.
a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic

The name BOHEMIA (Boiohaemum) was coined by the Romans, derived from
the Celtic tribe BOII, who were the iron age (700 BC to 0)pre-Slavic
occupants of what is now the Czech Republic.

Over the ages the name BOHEMIA became synonymous with the (much) more recent, 
modern day occupants of the Czech Republic (Cechy), who have lived there
for roughly 1500 years.

The Czechs DO consider themselves to be true "BOHEMIANS" and the word
transltes to Czech in Czech, but it is a misnomer from a Historical point
of view. (The iron age Celts in the area have long ago been displaced and
assimilated by the Germanic Marcomanni, by the Romans... and finally by the
Slavic peoples 300-700 AD.)

The pre-Slavic cultures of the Czech Republic dating back many millenia are
only known through archeological artifacts, and later from the history of the
Roman Empire.

The early historical records of the modern day Czechs... save for the legend
of the three brothers Cech, Lech and Rus compiled by COSMO circa 1100 AD...
were burned and destroyed by the 8th century marauding conquests of
"The Holly Roman Empire"

Written history of the Czechs begins circa 800, leading into the "Great 
Moravian Empire".
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The word Bohemian has also been attached to the unorthodox, wild, beatnic,
anti-establishment intellectual, song and wine, life style of the "ARTISTIC"
sub-culture in Paris. The apparent original connection was the ignorant
confusion between Czechs and Gypsies. Gypsies, of course being a totally
different nomadic nation with Romani roots, who traversed eastern and
central Europe, including Bohemia and Slovakia.
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The Proud Bohemian \__-/

The modern day equivalent would be a hippy.