Bohemia

[ boh-hee-mee-uh ]

noun

1. Czech Čechy. a region in the W Czech Republic: formerly a kingdom in central Europe; under Hapsburg rule 1526–1918. 20,101 sq. mi. (52,060 sq. km).
2. (often lowercase) a district inhabited by persons, typically artists, writers, and intellectuals, whose way of life, dress, etc., are generally unconventional or avant-garde.
3. (often lowercase) the social circles where such behavior is prevalent.

Bohemia

/ bəʊˈhiːmɪə /

noun

1. a former kingdom of central Europe, surrounded by mountains: independent from the 9th to the 13th century; belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526 until 1918
2. an area of the W Czech Republic, formerly a province of Czechoslovakia (1918–1949). From 1939 until 1945 it formed part of the German protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia Czech nameČechy German nameBöhmenˈbøːmən
3. a district frequented by unconventional people, esp artists or writers

Example Sentences

In the Czech Republic, a dam burst in the country's South Bohemia region on Saturday.

From BBC

Confiscated by the Nazis as they purged synagogues and communities throughout Bohemia and Moravia, the Torah scrolls were shipped to the Jewish Museum in Prague.

From New York Times

Bohemia is not a lucrative state, and mother and daughter survived on welfare, the largess of friends and family and the meager earnings from Viva’s freelance articles and occasional bit parts in films.

From New York Times

The bizarre attacks included one person being hit in the face with an apple while walking along Bohemia Road in Hastings, on 12 April.

From BBC

After the German invasion of the Czech provinces of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939, Fred was expelled from high school in Prague because he was Jewish.

From New York Times