Bohemia

Meaning

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1. A region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
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Noun

A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers.

Concepts

Bohemia

Hyphenated as

Bo‧he‧mia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boʊˈhimiə/

Etymology

Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria.

Sentences

She spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen in Bohemia .