Bo|he|mi|an

Bo|he|mi|an «boh HEE mee uhn, -HEEM yuhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of Bohemia (in Czechoslovakia), its people, or their language.

2. Also, bohemian. carefree and unconventional: »

the Bohemian life of an artists' colony.

–n.

1. a person born or living in Bohemia; Czech.

2. the language of Bohemia; Czech.

3. Also, bohemian. a painter, writer, or other artist who lives an unconventional, carefree existence: »

He was rather more of a dedicated Bohemian than a dedicated poet.

4. a gypsy (because the first gypsies in France were thought to come from Bohemia).