Bohemia
Western Czech region
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, now the western part of the Czech Republic.
Prague is its principal city.
The term gave rise to *bohemian*—an unconventional artist or writer living outside bourgeois society—from the mistaken belief that Romani people originated there.
The cafés of Bohemia attracted painters and poets from across Europe. (Lowercase bohemia refers to artistic counterculture.)
Czech Republic's chief city
- CzechiaCentral European state
- MoraviaCentral European historical region
- Czech RepublicBohemian homeland nation
- PilsenCzech city, brewing center
Czechoslovakia · Central Europe · Sudetenland · Habsburg · Austro-Hungarian Empire · Velvet Revolution · Good King Wenceslas · Slavic
Rejection of mainstream values
- beatnikFifties counterculture member
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
eccentric · free-spirited · alternative · rebel · outsider · maverick · freethinker · anarchist
Hilltop artists' district in Paris
- Left BankParis's intellectual quarter
- Greenwich VillageManhattan's bohemian quarter
- atelierCreative professional's workspace
- garretSmall rooftop living space
café society · salon · Puccini · artist colony · starving artist · muse · studio · beret
Prague
Czech Republic's chief city
- CzechiaCentral European state
- MoraviaCentral European historical region
- Czech RepublicBohemian homeland nation
Pilsen · Czechoslovakia · Central Europe · Sudetenland · Habsburg · Austro-Hungarian Empire · Velvet Revolution · Good King Wenceslas · Slavic · spa towns
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- beatnikFifties counterculture member
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
unconventional · eccentric · free-spirited · alternative · rebel · outsider · maverick · freethinker · anarchist · dissident
Montmartre
Hilltop artists' district in Paris
- Left BankParis's intellectual quarter
- Greenwich VillageManhattan's bohemian quarter
- atelierCreative professional's workspace
garret · café society · salon · Puccini · artist colony · starving artist · muse · studio · beret · absinthe
boho-chic
Artsy, relaxed style
artisanal · handcrafted · layered · flowing · earthy · organic · wanderlust · carefree · romantic · whimsical
- Historic RegionsPrussia, Moravia, Galicia, Alsace, Lorraine
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- Beer OriginsGermany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, England
- European PlacesFrance, Germany, Spain, Italy, London
- Historical NationsPrussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bohemiabourgeoisie
Capitalist ownership class
conformity · mainstream · conventionality · suburbia · philistinism
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen's operatic rock suite
- bohemian lifeUnconventional artistic lifestyle
- bohemian styleArtistic, nonconformist aesthetic approach
- bohemian lifestyleArtistic life rejecting convention
- bohemian dressLoose artistic flowing garment
- bohemian cultureNonconformist artistic way of living