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'''Bohemians''' are the people of [[Bohemia]], in the [[Czech Republic]], inhabitants of the former [[monarchy|Kingdom]] of Bohemia, located in the modern day Czech Republic. The name derives from the [[Latin]] term for the [[Celt]]ic tribe inhabiting that area, the [[Boii]], who were called ''Boiohaemum'' in the early Middle Ages. The word "Bohemians" was never used by the local Czech ([[Slavic peoples|Slavic]]) population. In [[Czech language|Czech]], the region since the early Middle Ages has been called only "Čechy" (Bohemia) or "Království české" (Kingdom of Bohemia), and its mainly Czech-speaking inhabitants were called "Češi". |
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In other European vernaculars and in Latin (as ''Bohemi''), the word "Bohemian" or a derivate was used to designate all inhabitants of Bohemia. If the Czech ethnic origin was to be stressed, combinations like "Bohemian of Bohemian language" (''Čech českého jazyka''), "a real Bohemian" (''pravý Čech'') etc. were used. |
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It was not until the 19th century that other European languages began to use the word "Czechs" (in English – ''Tschechen'' in [[German Language|German]], ''Tchèques'' in [[French Language|French]]) in a deliberate (and successful) attempt to distinguish between Bohemian Slavs and other inhabitants of Bohemia (mostly [[Germans]]). Currently, "Bohemians" is still used when there is need to distinguish between inhabitants of the western part of the Czech Republic (Bohemia), and the eastern ([[Moravia]]) or the north-eastern part ([[Czech Silesia|Silesia]]). |
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The term "Bohemian" as related to [[Bohemianism]] – i.e. describing the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished [[artist]]s, [[writer]]s, [[musician]]s, and [[actor]]s in major European cities – has little or nothing to do with the above, though, often leading to confusion. |
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