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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From bohème + -ien, because they had travelled through Bohemia.
Noun
bohémien m (plural bohémiens, feminine bohémienne)
- gypsy / Gypsy, Romani
2012 September 28, Iulia Badea Guéritée, Voxeurop:Nous sommes dans une schizophrénie depuis toujours. Nous avons des représentations qui nous satisfont beaucoup, on aime les Bohémiens dans la littérature, la peinture, mais on les aime beaucoup moins au fond de notre jardin.- We've been in a schizophrenia since forever. We have representations that satisfy us a lot, we love the Gypsies in literature, painting, but we love them much less in our backyard.
Etymology 2
From Bohême + -ien.
Adjective
bohémien (feminine bohémienne, masculine plural bohémiens, feminine plural bohémiennes)
- Bohemian (of or from Bohemia)
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French bohémien.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bohémien (invariable)
- Bohemian (lifestyle)
Noun
bohémien m or f by sense (invariable)
- Bohemian (a person with such a lifestyle)
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