bohemia
noun
bo·he·mia
bō-ˈhē-mē-ə 
often capitalized
: a community of bohemians : the world of bohemians
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The Greek Islands call for artisan details, undyed denim, organic shapes and elements of bohemia.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
Nonetheless sketches invented lives of those seeking a new bohemia or the secret of happiness.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024
Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In the early 20th century, New York City’s Greenwich Village earned a reputation as America’s bohemia, a neighborhood where everyone from artists and poets to activists and organizers came to pursue their dreams.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
Nonetheless sketches invented lives of those seeking a new bohemia or the secret of happiness.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024
Even Alain’s relative bohemia of a furnished sublet is absurdly comfortable; if Jean’s circle of bankers and politicians reeks of money, Alain’s artistic one is perfumed by it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
In the early 20th century, New York City’s Greenwich Village earned a reputation as America’s bohemia, a neighborhood where everyone from artists and poets to activists and organizers came to pursue their dreams.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Bohemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bohemia. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Bohemia
geographical name
Bo·he·mia
bō-ˈhē-mē-ə
variants
or Čechy
ˈche-kē
-ḵē
region of western Czech Republic; once a kingdom, later a province; capital Prague
see also bohemian sense 1
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