bohemia
noun
bo·he·mia
bō-ˈhē-mē-ə 
variants
often Bohemia
: a community of bohemians : the world of bohemians
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For the next couple of years, TV Party was a Tuesday-night ritual, total immersion in Lower Manhattan bohemia.
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Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
But there’s a grittier, more punk-leaning strain of bohemia that lives just beneath the surface (fitting, given the subcultural roots from which the aesthetic first emerged).
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
While denim brands and consumers have long embraced ’90s grunge and minimalism, along with ’70s bohemia, the category has reached an inflection point: what once felt nostalgically fresh now reads as tired to younger consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
Later, no one in the art community, or in bohemia most broadly conceived, doubted that the AIDS crisis was serious.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
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Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
But there’s a grittier, more punk-leaning strain of bohemia that lives just beneath the surface (fitting, given the subcultural roots from which the aesthetic first emerged).
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
While denim brands and consumers have long embraced ’90s grunge and minimalism, along with ’70s bohemia, the category has reached an inflection point: what once felt nostalgically fresh now reads as tired to younger consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
Later, no one in the art community, or in bohemia most broadly conceived, doubted that the AIDS crisis was serious.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bohemia
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“Bohemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bohemia. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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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
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