What is "bohemian"

Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.

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

2. 2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian'' (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy. [Modern]

   Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five and thirty.
   --Blackw. Mag.

   Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and customs nowadays.
   --W. Black.

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

   Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality, made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.

Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, n.

1. A native of Bohemia.

2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family.

3. 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.

   She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from father and mother, who were both Bohemians by taste and circumstances.
   --Thackeray.

"a gypsy of society," 1848, from French bohemién (1550s), from the country name (see Bohemia). The modern sense is perhaps from the use of this country name since 15c. in French for "gypsy" (they were wrongly believed to have come from there, though their first appearance in Western Europe may have been directly from there), or from association with 15c. Bohemian heretics. It was popularized by Henri Murger's 1845 story collection "Scenes de la Vie de Boheme," the basis of Puccini's "La Bohème." Used in English 1848 in Thackary's "Vanity Fair."The term 'Bohemian' has come to be very commonly accepted in our day as the description of a certain kind of literary gipsey, no matter in what language he speaks, or what city he inhabits .... A Bohemian is simply an artist or littérateur who, consciously or unconsciously, secedes from conventionality in life and in art. ["Westminster Review," 1862]

a. 1 Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. 2 Of, or relating to the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities (or by extension, major North American cities as well). n. 1 (context countable English) A native or resident of Bohemia. 2 (context uncountable English) The dialect of the Czech language spoken in Bohemia. 3 (context countable archaic English) A Gypsy, a Romani. 4 (context countable slang English) A marginalized and impoverished young artist, or member of the urban literati.

A Bohemian is a resident of Bohemia, a region of the Czech Republic or the former Kingdom of Bohemia, a region of the former Crown of Bohemia ( lands of the Bohemian Crown). In English, the word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word "Czech" became prevalent in the early 20th century.

In a separate meaning derived from the French word referring to "gypsies," or Romani people, "Bohemian" may also denote "a socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts" (see Bohemianism).

A Bohemian is a resident of Bohemia.

Bohemian or Bohemians may also refer to:

• Bohemia, a region in Europe
  • Kingdom of Bohemia, the former country it comprised
  • Czech Republic, the modern country that includes it
  • Czech language, their language
• Bohemian Roma, a subgroup of the Romani people. See also Bohemian Romani
• Bohemianism (usually not capitalized), a cultural movement
• Bohemian style (usually not capitalized), a fashion movement
• The Bohemian (Renoir painting), a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir completed in 1868
• The Bohemian (Bouguereau painting), a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau completed in 1890
• La bohème, an opera by Giacomo Puccini

in beer:

• Pilsner, a type
• National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Miller Brewing Company
• A brand brewed by Molson Coors Brewing Company

in association football (soccer):

• Bohemian F.C., an Irish club founded in 1890
• Bohemians 1905, a Czech club founded in 1905
• Bohemian Sporting Club, a former club from the Philippines
• FK Bohemians Prague (Střížkov), a Czech club founded in 1996
• Vålerenga Fotball, a Norwegian club nicknamed The Bohemians.

Bohemian (, Japanese: ボヘミアン; stylized as BOHEMIAN), is a three-member South Korean pop/ballad group, that along with group endeavors, has recorded many soundtracks, abbreviated as OSTs, for South Korean films and Korean drama or k-drama for television in South Korea, as individual artists. The group is composed of Park Sang Woo , Kim Yong Jin , and Yoo Kyu Sang . Bohemian debuted in 2010 with members Park Sang Woo and Yoo Kyu Sang. In 2012, they were joined by Kim Yong Jin. The group is managed by HMG Entertainment, with recordings released by their distribution company, LOEN Entertainment. Through a LOEN Entertainment agreement with Viki, a video streaming site, both Kim Yong Jin and Bohemian are listed as artists, and their music videos can be viewed.